Ayotomiwadavid/MedThoth

MedThoth is an AI-powered telehealth platform designed to make healthcare more accessible, affordable, and convenient in Africa and beyond. # 🏥 MedThoth MedThoth is an **AI-powered telehealth platform** designed to make healthcare more **accessible, affordable, and convenient** in Africa and beyond. It combines: - 🤖 An AI health assistant for symptom checking and health education - 👩‍⚕️ Telemedicine features (doctor consultations via chat/video) - 💳 Subscription/pay-per-use payments with local gateways (Paystack, Flutterwave) - 🔒 Secure storage of medical records - 📊 Scalable architecture for future micro-insurance & healthcare financing --- ## 🚀 Why MedThoth? Millions of people in Africa lack access to affordable, reliable healthcare. Government schemes (like NHIS) are underutilized due to **bureaucracy, cost, and poor user experience**. MedThoth solves this by: - Offering **instant doctor access** (no waiting rooms). - Providing **AI guidance** as first-line support. - Allowing **flexible daily/weekly payments**. - Targeting **youths, gig workers, and SMEs** who are underserved by traditional healthcare systems. --- ## 🛠️ Features - 🔑 **Authentication & Roles**: Patients, Doctors, Admins - 🧑‍⚕️ **Telemedicine**: Book & attend video consultations - 🤖 **AI Health Assistant**: General health guidance (not a replacement for doctors) - 💳 **Payments**: Pay-as-you-go or subscription model via Paystack/Flutterwave - 📂 **Medical Records**: Secure history of consultations - 🛡️ **Security**: JWT auth, HTTPS, role-based access --- ## 🏗️ Architecture MedThoth is built with the **MERN stack** + third-party integrations: - **Frontend**: ReactJS / React Native - **Backend**: Node.js + Express (REST APIs) - **Database**: MongoDB Atlas - **Integrations**: - OpenAI API (AI health assistant) - Twilio / WebRTC (video consultations) - Paystack/Flutterwave (payments) --- ## 📂 Project Structure (MVP Example)