Muyu3/Afyalink-backend

AfyaLink is an interactive healthcare platform designed to digitize hospital operations across Kenya. It replaces manual patient files with a unified electronic system accessible across hospitals countrywide. # AfyaLink Backend AfyaLink is an interactive healthcare platform designed to digitize hospital operations across Kenya. It replaces manual patient files with a unified electronic system accessible across hospitals countrywide. ## 🚀 Features - Patient registration and medical record management - Real-time data sharing between hospitals - Secure access control for doctors, nurses, and admins - Integration-ready FastAPI backend - MySQL database connectivity ## 🛠️ Setup Guide ### 1️⃣ Create and activate a virtual environment ```bash py -3 -m venv .venv source .venv/Scripts/activate ``` ### 2️⃣ Install dependencies ```bash pip install --upgrade pip pip install -r requirements.txt ``` ### 3️⃣ Configure environment variables ```bash cp .env.example .env ``` Edit your .env file to set: - `DATABASE_URL` — your MySQL connection string - `SECRET_KEY` — a unique secret key for security ### 4️⃣ Run the server ```bash uvicorn app.main:app --reload --port 8000 ``` Access the API docs at localhost. --- ## 🧰 Tech Stack - **FastAPI** — Backend Framework - **MySQL** — Database - **Uvicorn** — ASGI Server - **Python 3.10+** --- ## 🤝 Contributing Pull requests are welcome! For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you’d like to improve. --- ## 🪪 License MIT License © 2025 AfyaLink Project