By Stanley Iwuoha
In an exciting development to reposition the nation’s health sector, the UNICOM Group has officially launched “MySmartMedic,” an AI-driven telemedicine healthcare platform, to revolutionize Nigeria’s healthcare landscape.
This innovative platform aims to expand access to quality healthcare in rural communities by providing instant virtual consultations, smart symptom analysis, and accessible healthcare services across the country.
“MySmartMedic” is designed to address Nigeria’s healthcare challenges, including a doctor-to-patient ratio far below WHO recommendations.
The platform’s AI system analyzes symptoms, recommends next steps, reduces consultation times, and improves diagnosis accuracy. It also offers instant doctor consultations via video, audio, or chat, prescription refills, drug delivery, and specialist access for chronic disease management, dermatology, mental health, and more.
The Chairman of UNNICON Group, Prof. Chuks Ekwueme, emphasized that healthcare should be convenient, not complicated.
He urged the Federal Government to integrate “MySmartMedic” into its hospital management system, highlighting the platform’s potential to reduce costs, increase efficiency, and reduce stress on government facilities.
“It will also reduce cost, gap in manpower supply, increase efficiency, increase reach and reduce stress on government facilities.”
He said MySmartMedic would revolutionise Nigeria’s healthcare accessibility challenges, with seamless offers, affordable, and secure way for Nigerians to speak with licensed doctors, get e-prescriptions, and receive AI-powered health recommendations anytime, anywhere.
“It will be a very good initiative for Government owned hospitals to collaborate with telemedicine providers, by integrating that into it’s hospital management system.
“With a doctor-to-patient ratio far below WHO recommendations, MySmartMedic’s AI system will help to analyse symptoms and recommend next steps, significantly reducing consultation times and improving diagnosis accuracy.
“The platform also offers instant Doctor consultations via video, audio, or chat prescription refills, drug delivery for seamless medication access, specialist Access for chronic disease management, dermatology, mental health, and more.
“Given the shortfall in healthcare workers, health centers and funding, Telemedicine remains the easiest, fastest and affordable means of offering a certain category of health services to the rural areas.
“MySmartMedic aligns with Nigeria’s digital health transformation goals, aiming to support government and private healthcare initiatives in improving nationwide healthcare accessibility.”
He said that the telemedicine does not supplant physical consultation or examination, especially in the cases of emergency, adding that MySmartMedic includes features that will digitally check certain patients’ vitals and display it to the examining telemedicine.
Ekwueme informed that for further enquries contact www.mysmartmedic.com.
The Village Head of Galadimawa, Alhaji Musa Barde expressed happiness and enthusiasm about the potential of this initiative to bridge the healthcare gap in Nigeria.
Barde said this initiative would go a long way to help the Primary Healthcare (PHC) to cater for more people in the community.
“I am very happy that you are starting with our community. I will give you my full support to ensure its success,” he said.
Meanwhile, the UNICCON Group on Thursday in Abuja, piloted the AI-powered telemedicine software, at Galadimawa Village in Abuja, aiming to expand access to quality healthcare in rural communities.
