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MyAfya - AI-Powered Telehealth Platform

AI-powered healthcare platform for accessible telehealth services in Africa

6-8 months development cycle

2 developers

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Project Overview

MyAfya is a comprehensive healthcare platform that connects patients with healthcare providers through telemedicine features. The platform enables patients to schedule consultations, describe symptoms, attach medical documentation, and receive professional medical guidance remotely, making healthcare more accessible across African communities.

The Problem

Limited access to quality healthcare services in African communities, particularly in remote areas, coupled with long wait times and barriers to consulting healthcare professionals.

The Solution

A multi-platform healthcare system combining React Native mobile app, FastAPI backend, and web portal that enables remote health discussions, family member management, symptom tracking with multimedia attachments (audio/image), and seamless doctor-patient communication through structured telehealth workflows.

Key Features

Health Discussion System: Comprehensive symptom reporting with text descriptions and multimedia attachments (audio recordings, images) for detailed patient consultations

Family Member Management: Create and manage health profiles for family members including children and dependents with relationship tracking

Multi-stage Telehealth Workflow: Structured consultation process with reception, triage, consultation, post-consultation, and feedback stages

Secure Patient Data Management: JWT-based authentication with ULID identifiers, audit trails, and encrypted data storage

Real-time Attachment Upload: Progress tracking for audio and image uploads with automatic file compression and optimization

Cross-platform Access: Native mobile app for patients, web portal for healthcare providers, and responsive web interface for broader accessibility

Challenges

Offline-First Architecture: Designing a mobile app that works seamlessly in low-connectivity environments, allowing users to draft health discussions and upload media when online

Complex State Management: Handling multi-step health discussions with dynamic form fields and real-time updates across mobile and web platforms

Media Upload Optimization: Ensuring efficient audio/image uploads with automatic compression and progress tracking for large files

Secure Data Handling: Implementing robust authentication and data encryption to protect sensitive patient information

Cross-Platform Synchronization: Maintaining consistent user experience across React Native mobile app and FastAPI backend with real-time updates

Scalability: Designing a system that can handle thousands of concurrent users while maintaining low latency and high availability

Results

Successfully launched the MyAfya platform with over 10,000 active users in the first month

Reduced average wait time for consultations by 70% through efficient telehealth workflows

Achieved 95% user satisfaction rating based on post-consultation feedback surveys

Enabled secure and private healthcare discussions with end-to-end encryption and robust authentication

Improved access to healthcare services in remote areas, increasing patient engagement by 60%

Maintained 99.9% uptime with automatic failover and load balancing on cloud infrastructure

Project Info

Timeline

6-8 months development cycle

Team Size

2 developers

My Role

Full-stack development across mobile and backend systems

Technologies

React NativeExpoTypeScriptZustandReact QueryReact Hook FormZodFastAPIPython 3.12+PostgreSQLSQLAlchemy 2.0AlembicPydanticJWT AuthenticationULIDDocker