I am not in any way lowering the importance of physical examination by doctors, but being able to consult a doctor from the comfort of your environment goes a long way in improving access to quality health care, especially in scenarios where a hospital isn’t within easy reach.
Secondly, the presence of Telemedicine apps/platforms would help doctors focus on clients with more serious conditions and opt to just attend to patients with less life-threatening cases over the Internet.
Finally, patients can also go ahead to seek more advanced medical help from consultants not available not available in their region and
On the Doctors’ financial side, doctors in search of a system that feels like a side hustle can conveniently enroll on this platform to earn when they are off shifts.
Having Said All This, let’s proceed to dive into our list of Telemedicine apps Available in Nigeria.
1. Dinma
Kicking things off, Dinma falls in place as one of the modern solutions making health care easily available, the kind you would say you get “at your fingertips”.
Dinma has been built to make it easy for their subscribers to catch in with health, and report the slightest symptoms, which creates an avenue for early detection.
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Inside the platform, you will be attended to by world-class highly trained licensed doctors with knowledge on how to tackle the challenge you are having.
Download Dinma on iOS or Android
2. Fertitude
Fertitude is a telemedicine app/platform that leans towards the female gender. It is designed to meet the needs of females whose conditions have given them more reason to become more concerned about their reproductive health.
Inside the platform, users will gain access to a plethora, of highly trained consultants on a multi-disciplinary level, educational content, and anonymous groups to share their experience and dialogue with females with similar challenges
looking deep, you will still find an e-commerce store for feminine products and There’s also word on employing artificial intelligence to offer an efficient service.
3. SonoCare:
Last but certainly not the least on our list is SonoCare. Just like the ones already discussed, its main goal is to make proper medical care reachable.
It is healthcare based in Lagos, and it speaks about using AI to provide advanced medical services while allowing users to speak and consult well-qualified doctors outside their immediate rich.
SonoCare runs a subscription-based model, offering diverse health plans to meet different needs. Patients who do not desire the subscription system can also go ahead to work with a fixed transaction fees system.
Wrapping up: There you have it – a comprehensive list of the best telemedicine apps in Nigeria. The fact that we were only able to drop three of them shows a great lack in this industry. Although many startups have come forth, there is a problem without having their roots well planted in Nigeria’s medical ecosystem.