MyDokita unveiled to help Nigerians get medical help abroad 

MyDokita, a telemedicine app that provides Nigerians easy access to affordable medical practitioners overseas, has been launched.

The co-founder of MyDokita app, which was created in partnership with Pius Akanni Akintola Foundation, Jide Akintola, said it was important for Nigerians to embrace telemedicine, saying it would give them access to fast and reliable medical care.

He explained, “MyDokita app provides Nigerians affordable instant access to a second opinion on their diagnosis and medical prescriptions thereby reducing the risk of misdiagnosis or wrong prescription. At the moment, there is no platform that allows collaboration and knowledge transfer between all the great Nigerian medical practitioners outside the country and those within the country. We have developed the myDokita app to make this happen. The platform allows for mentoring, knowledge transfers and collaboration between Nigerian overseas medical practitioners and the local experts. The app is live now on Google Play Store.”

According to him, personal circumstances played a major role in the birth of the telemedicine platform.

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He said, “In November 2013, the night of my father’s burial, my mother developed stroke. It was hard for us then to access fast and reliable medical care, and it is still the same today. With MyDokita app, it is now possible to see a list of stroke specialists, cancer specialists, and other doctors that are available within Nigeria.

“Most Nigerians are facing tough health care decisions and have had a hard time knowing what to do. They have visited medical doctors, yet are unsure about the diagnosis. They will like to be sure the diagnosis is right for them, and also that the treatment plan is the best for them. The telemedicine platform allows all Nigerians to get access to a second opinion on their medical diagnosis and prescriptions on their mobile phones.”

He added that the app seeks to address the medical brain drain in Nigeria while also strengthen health care delivery in the country.

“Through the platform too, a local practitioner in Nigeria can seek to collaborate with their overseas counterparts to provide treatment to patients in Nigeria. According to the World Health Orgainisation report in 2018, Nigeria average life expectance is 55.2. It is our hope and expectation that by giving Nigerians affordable access to a second opinion on their medical diagnosis and prescriptions via our platform, this figure would improve,” Akintola said.

Tribune