AfyaChats Mobile App

AfyaChats is an android app that enables the user to detect early signs of diseases by allowing them to ask questions such as the meaning of symptoms that they experience and get real-time and instant replies that contain answers for the user's queries. We use AI technology through a chatbot interface that enables the user to send texts with questions and get instant replies that contain answers to health questions asked by the user. Thus reduces the occurrence of preventable deaths by enabling them to understand the signs of diseases hence get medical treatment earlier before the situation becomes complicated. Also to ensure that credibility of the information, we will partner with the ministry of health to develop useful content that will enlighten people about different issues concerning healthcare.

For many years Tanzania being a developing country has faced a significant increase in the high rate of occurrence  of preventable deaths which have brought government and healthcare attentions towards determining the root cause of the problem. Unfortunately, all of their answers were based on increasing healthcare accessibility which tends to take a long haul of time. Despite these efforts put in place, there is still an open truth that yet to be addressed to fill the gap between patients with or without the access to healthcare services mainly due to the distance from the available healthcare services. Unfortunately, most of Tanzanians rely on the use of search engines to ask health-related questions concerning different topics such as HIV/AIDS, pregnancy and sexual health. Their attempts of using the likes of Google failed due to the language barrier, lack of a tool to provide information in a native language from a trusted source and also that complies with the regulations set by the Ministry of Health is caused by a lack of adequate and valid health information that would educate people about different medical issues and during emergencies.

Tanzania has about 23 million active internet users, most of them being youths who are actively engaged in social medias and also use the internet to ask questions about different health conditions.

We have developed an android app that can answer user questions in the real-time through a chat-bot interface that allows the user to send questions about different health matters and the user receives instant replies from our bot that inform them about their health status and giving them advice on how to curb the situation. Our App integrates the use of Artificial Intelligence and Machine learning concepts that learns the user needs and deploy instant answers using a user-friendly interface. AfyaChats App enhances effective user experience through breaking the language barrier by the use of  Swahili language to provide health services, become user-friendly and more straightforward to Swahili speakers users to get information at their first language compared to most sources of information that use the English Language such as Google. 

We have developed an android app that can answer user questions in the real-time through a chat-bot interface that allows the user to send questions about different health matters and the user receives instant replies from our bot that inform them about their health status and giving them advice on how to curb the situation. Our App integrates the use of Artificial Intelligence and Machine learning concepts that learns the user needs and deploy instant answers using a user-friendly interface. AfyaChats App enhances effective user experience through breaking the language barrier by the use of  Swahili language to provide health services, become user-friendly and more straightforward to Swahili speakers users to get information at their first language compared to most sources of information that use the English Language such as Google. 

Unlike most healthcare apps which aim at advertising traditional medicines basing on incredible and uncertified information which is ineffective especially during emergencies. AfyaChats puts the user at the center of its design process by ensuring the information that we provide is credible and certified by the Ministry of Health in order to protect them and help them stay healthy all the time. Also, our technology helps the user to detect diseases by answering questions such as meaning of symptoms and going forward we connect the user with doctors, hospitals and pharmacies so as to allow the user to get medical help from them. In addition to that, during emergencies our users can call ambulances and uber taxis which will take them to the nearest hospitals for medical help.

Our content will be certified by the ministry of health hence ensuring that they are relevant and useful to the user, unlike most apps which do not abide to healthcare regulations. Also, we will include many features which have not been implemented by other apps like medical records database that would be used for storing consultation information for patients.

Upon completion of the development, AfyaChats will enable people to get real-time health information and medical help during emergency and sickness using the app hence improving their health status, save lives and educate them concerning different health matters thus reducing transmission of some diseases and reduce occurence of preventable deaths. Also, it is expected to bring employment to about 5 people who will be working either full-time or part time with us hence helping them to earn income to pay tax and support other people depending on them.

We will partner with the ministry of health for accreditation of our content in the next two months. We are expecting to upload the app in June after finishing all the registration and regulatory procedures such as incorporation and patent registration.

Tanzania has about 23 million active internet users, most of them being youths who are actively engaged in social medias and also use the internet to ask questions about different health conditions.

Our business will make money by displaying ads from google. Also, we will partner with hospitals, doctors and pharmacies and introduce a service whereby the user can book consultation directly using the app and if the user gets services from them, we will take only 5% of the paid amount for the service. Also, we will introduce in app purchases features such as medical records database where by the user will have to pay in subscribe in order to get these premium s

Zuberi is a youth mentor and climate ambassador at the AfricaMoja Youth Society, where he coaches young Tanzanians on strategies for combating climate change and entrepreneurs. He is experienced as an advisor of a startup company (Green Venture Recycles) which deals in plastic recycling into building materials in Tanzania.  He has expertise in fund management, development planning and startup scaling up. He is a recipient of an Energy Safari Award on renewable energy and an essay-writing competition prize from UNESCO. He has also received a certificate for his work on female empowerment from Yali East Africa 4 Her. Zuberi’s ambition is to facilitate Africa’s technological development by establishing a world-class innovation hub in Tanzania. In this collaborative space, tech amateurs and experts alike will be able to pursue their own creative endeavours.

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AfyaChats team comprises of members with diverse skills and experience in working with startups and project management. Taking part in startups and the previous project managed them to widens their experience of how to bring the best meal to the table that will generate a sustainable solution to the problems. Our members have also founded and successfully led startups that have been recognized and landed them awards and invitation to facilitate different entrepreneurial sessions through Young Entrepreneurship(ye!) community Tanzania. Finally, Having team members with diverse skills, experience and passion make them informed about how to solve and when to solve the need itself. Our team members have diverse skills ranging from programming and app development, project management, content curation and entrepreneurship which have led to the successful building up of the app which is currently under testing phase. 

Ministry Of Health

Our business will make money by displaying ads from google. Also, we will partner with hospitals, doctors and pharmacies and introduce a service whereby the user can book consultation directly using the app and if the user gets services from them, we will take only 5% of the paid amount for the service. Also, we will introduce in app purchases features such as medical records database where by the user will have to pay in subscribe in order to get these premium services.

We will upload the app on playstore so that it can be downloaded by our users. Also, we will create a marketing campaign on social media in order to attract more customers. We are also planning to create posters which will be used to advertise in the hospitals and pharmacies.