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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, patients
can manage minor conditions
while securely and confidentially
connecting to verified healthcare
professionals and services when
needed for further treatment locally.”
Numa launches artificially
intelligent healthcare
app, AskNuma
Numa Health, a health technology
company, has announced 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. based on the diagnosis ascertained.
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. 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.
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,
offers users a smart means of getting
quality information about their health
through an interactive system.
The artificially intelligent personal
healthcare assistant provides users
with a diagnosis based on the results
of their interactions with the platform
and goes further to connect them
with health facilities close to them
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To access the AskNuma platform,
users can visit the website from
their mobile phones where they can
interact with the artificially intelligent
personal health assistant.
“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, “Numa directly addresses
these gaps in healthcare provision
The Special Adviser to the
Honourable Minister of Foreign
Affairs, Seun Omobo, 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
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 and has
previously worked as a Clinician
Chief Information Officer and 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, 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.
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