Avallain, a health information application developed by medical practitioners, has moved to fill a market gap by adding two sections to their iAfya app.
The new sections added to the application are Healthy Living and Mom and Child, which have now expanded beyond a mobile web application to a BlackBerry app, a Facebook app and now an Android app.
“The app hopes to improve people’s literacy level in health information, and in turn reduce fatalities and morbidities. The app also aims to significantly reduce the cost of disease for the government and households,” said Shelmith Mumbi, content manager at Avallain.
This mobile web app is developed to be accessible to any handset that can access the internet.
The Android app, once downloaded, does not need to connect to the internet for any other information, thus saving on user data costs.
iAfya advises when to take tests such as prostate cancer, blood pressure, blood sugar, and bone density, and tells the user why they need to take them.
“Men will not talk about erectile dysfunction issues, low libido, and will not even go to the hospital about them. The app has information on what the normal status is and advises at what stage one should seek medical attention,” said Mumbi.
