Uzima Link
Your medical history, in your language, at every hospital.
01 · Problem
In Kenya, patients move between hospitals without their medical history following them. They also struggle to describe symptoms in a language the doctor works in, and it is hard to know whether the medicine they are holding is genuine or counterfeit.
02 · Solution
Uzima Link is a multilingual, AI-powered health records platform that lets patients carry their medical history across hospitals, in the language they speak. Patients describe symptoms by voice or text, and AI translates and structures them (a Swahili description becomes symptoms and duration) for the doctor. They get a downloadable digital health card with a scannable code and can check medicines by name, voice or photo for plain-language safety information. Access is consent-based: every facility must request explicit permission before viewing a record.
03 · Process
- 01
Research
Looked at how patients, front desks and doctors handle records and language barriers at hospitals today.
- 02
Project requirements
Defined what each user needs: patients, doctors and front desk staff, including the consent step before any record is opened.
- 03
System design
Designed the system architecture, the ERD and the data model, with consent and access control built in from the start.
- 04
API
Built the backend: symptom intake by voice or text, AI translation and structuring, medicine checks, doctor login with a one-time email code, and consent requests.
- 05
User interface
Built the patient, doctor and front desk interfaces, including the downloadable health card.
- 06
Testing and feedback
Ran usability testing and acted on it, adding things like patient-doctor chat, appointment booking, consent requests by email and editable allergies.
- 07
Deployment
Deployed the frontend on Vercel and the backend on Render.
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