HubPharm Launches AFIYA: Africa’s First AI Health Companion Goes Live
LAGOS – In a groundbreaking move to reshape healthcare delivery across the continent, HubPharm Africa has officially launched ‘AFIYA’, Africa’s first multimodal, multilingual AI health companion. The unveiling, held in honour of World Pharmacy Day 2025, signals a major leap forward in digital health innovation and chronic disease management, in Lagos.
AFIYA is built on Amazon Web Services (AWS), ensuring robust reliability and scalability. Accessible 24/7 via WhatsApp, the platform meets users where they already are – eliminating barriers to adoption and reaching over 500 million Africans without the need for additional downloads.
Pharm. Sesan Kareem, Founder of HubPharm Africa, highlighted the urgency of AFIYA’s mission. “Across Africa, more than 100 million people live with chronic conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, and high cholesterol,” he said. “For many, managing these illnesses is a daily struggle due to forgotten medications, limited access to providers, high costs, and geographical isolation. AFIYA aims to change this narrative.”
AFIYA’s features are tailored to meet Africa’s…
