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Mobilemedics, the Disruptive Startup That is Making Healthcare Accessible and Affordable

Mobilemedics, the Disruptive Startup That is Making Healthcare Accessible and Affordable


Of the 191 countries analysed by the World Health Organisation for the quality of their healthcare systems, Nigeria ranked 187 only ahead of Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic and Myanmar.
Everyday, more and more Nigerians are dying from mostly preventable diseases and injuries. Notably, the budgetary allocation for the health sector is not even enough to stem this tide. In a bid to help more Nigerians have access to safe and affordable healthcare, Mobile Medics– a Lagos-based Nigerian health startup– is offering premium online health aid in Nigeria, bringing quality health services to the doorsteps of many residents.
Oluseyi Oni, founder and Medical Director of Mobile Medics, recently talked to PEP NAIJA in an EXCLUSIVE interview. Enjoy reading…

Please tell us, what exactly is mobile medics all about?
Mobile Medics is a healthcare company that delivers quality primary healthcare as preventive or urgent health care strongly leveraging on the capacities of technology.
Mobile Medics is a brainchild of health experts who are interested in leveraging on the opportunities technology affords our fast-paced world. Indeed, the world has moved so fast beyond our shadow and the worries of covering kilometres before we see our doctors and traditional hospitals become a burning question in the minds of these professionals. We feel so much associated more to our gadgets and a swipe on our phones interestingly gives us answers to most daily challenges.
We intend to break obstacle of distance by bringing our health services at affordable fees to people’s doorsteps. Our services are very accessible because we build the needed network through speedy transport system, internet and telecommunication. As a primary healthcare company, we provide comprehensive healthcare services that put you at ease as with professional solutions on any health challenge. Suffice to say, it’s a tele-health company that seeks to give health solutions, basically primary care, via ICT and schools, home or office visits.
We also have online services/tele-medicine platform via our website, web and mobile apps in which you can do voice/video call, chat any health professional or request for home or office visit. There are plans to include more features such as mobile pharmacy and laboratory. 
Why did you start mobilemedics?
Mobile medics was created to leverage on the possibility of you accessing healthcare everywhere you go. This is an internet age where everyone at least owns a smart device, so why shouldn’t you access healthcare at a swipe on your device irrespective of where you are?
We are also solving problems of waiting rooms and traffic hold-ups in a busy city life. Mobile medics is making quality care available to remote areas and the poor through our charity mobile services and tele-medicine platform, too. Equally important, we’re filling the gaps to overcome quacks, drug peddlers and any other setbacks in getting connected to a qualified and appropriate health professional in a timely fashion. Your first contact matters in any health condition.
 
What’s the vision of your startup?
My vision is for us to be the leading global center of technology and ICT in delivery of quality primary healthcare to people regardless of their location or backgrounds and achieving healthcare for all. In the next 6 months to 1 year, our android and IOS apps should be fully functional and first phase of our mobile services should be picking up. By 2019, we should be well established in Lagos, then moving out to other parts of the country; Lagos city is the modelling center. And then we want to have presence in many African countries in the next 5 years.
 
What and what challenges are you facing at the moment and how do you hope to overcome them?
The major challenge is capital and others are: i. getting people to embrace this new concept; our people don’t believe in paying for hospital services, though they like anything new. ii. our societal structure is not really supportive of startups iii. no well established health road-map for the country; So, we keep applying for entrepreneurial programs that are willing to support startups, looking for angel investors and then friends and family support.

you can follow mobile medics on
twitter @mobilemedics_ng
Instagram: mobilemedics_ng
Facebook: mobilemedicsng
mobilemedics.com.ng

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