Numa
Health, a health technology company is delighted to announce the launch of AskNuma,a mobile phone based, personal
health assistant that gives patients high quality health information and provides
a platform for healthcare vendors.
The innovative mobile
health platform
has revolutionised the mode of healthcare service delivery in the country with
an artificial intelligent healthcare platform hosting a wide database of health
information which users can interact with in real-time.
Through the platform, users will be able to
access a wide variety of healthcare information on various topics and symptoms.
AskNuma which is positioned as a mobile driven Primary
Healthcare Centre offer users a smart means of getting quality information
about their health through an interactive system.
The artificially intelligent personal healthcare
assistant provides users with diagnosis based on the results of their
interactions with the platform and goes further to connect them with health
facilities close to them based on the diagnosis ascertained.
To access theAskNuma platform, users can
visit www.asknuma.comfrom their mobile phones where they can
interact with the artificially intelligent personal health assistant.
Commenting at the launch of the product,
Co-founder, Dr.Obisanya reiterated the lack of information and poor supporting
healthcare infrastructure which leads to poor health for a vast majority of
patients.
“In maternal health,over 2,300 children under
five and 145 women of childbearing age die daily in Nigeria and according to UN
figures, Nigeria contributes to over 10% of the maternal mortality figures
globally. These figures highlight the wider issues and challenges in the
Nigerian healthcare system and exist due to fragmentation in the healthcare
system, a lack of information regarding healthcare options and a lack of basic
medical records.”
Co-founder, Anthony Ajose further added, “Numadirectly addresses these gaps
in healthcare provision by leveraging existing healthcare resources with novel technology,increasing
access to healthcare for patients and caregivers. Our personal automated health
assistant is accessible via AskNuma.com, patientscan manage
minor conditions while securely and confidentially connecting toverified healthcare
professionals and services when needed for further treatment locally.”
The Special Adviser to the Honourable Minister of
Foreign Affairs, SeunOmobo commended the Numa team for their
innovative solution which will help advance the healthcare sector. “Nigeria is
at a stage where everyone is now aware that technology will significantly
advance healthcare and we encourage companies like this to come up with
innovative solutions to promote health. Electronic health records of patients
and telehealth medicine are very important as they give people in rural and
remote areas have access to health. We will continue to encourage organisations
like AskNuma to help close the gap in
the healthcare sector.
AskNuma is founded by two former
business school students and healthcare professionals with vast experience implementing
next generation health technology solutions across Western and African health
systems. Dr Tobi Obisanya has experience in the National Health Service (UK) as
a physician, a Clinician Chief Information Officerand in health quality
improvement. He has led a number of health technology ventures and studied at
Imperial College Medical School and the Imperial College Business School.
Co-founder,
Mr Anthony Ajose, has extensive experience in public health, health economics
and in the pharmaceutical industry. He has previously worked as a strategy
consultant with Deloitte (Health Tech and Healthcare transformation), across
all levels of the NHS, World Health Organisation and healthcare delivery &
consulting in Nigeria. He studied at Cambridge University, London School of
Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and UCL London.
Numa is Africa’s digital healthcare
market place, connecting patients to healthcare and healthcare vendors
providing ancillary healthcare products and services.
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