Medbankr gives Nigerians lifelong control of medical records

By Chioma Obinna

Medbankr, a patient-controlled health continuity and intelligence platform, has launched in Nigeria with a digital solution designed to give Nigerians lifelong access to and control of their medical records.

The platform brings together medical information including laboratory results, prescriptions, scan reports and clinical notes from different hospitals, laboratories and specialists into a secure digital health vault controlled by the patient.

According to Medbankr, the platform is designed to address the challenge of fragmented medical records, which often leaves patients relying on paper files, WhatsApp messages, clinic folders and memory when moving between healthcare providers.

The company said the fragmentation can result in patients repeating medical tests, losing track of prescriptions and follow-up appointments, while important aspects of their medical history may not be available to a new doctor.

Medbankr’s Health Vault allows users to store and organise their medical documents in one place and control who has access to them.
Beyond record storage, the platform offers AI-assisted tools for symptom support, medication management and health tracking.

Its Guided Symptom Support is designed to help users better understand symptoms and determine when to seek professional medical care, while stressing that diagnosis and treatment remain the responsibility of qualified healthcare professionals.

The medication management feature provides reminders, dosage tracking and refill alerts, while the health-tracking function monitors information and uses AI-assisted pattern detection to identify trends or changes that users may wish to discuss with their doctors.

The platform also allows users to share selected medical records with doctors, specialists or family caregivers while retaining control over access.

Speaking on the launch, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Medbankr, Williams Popoola, said the platform was not intended to replace doctors but to strengthen the relationship between patients and healthcare providers.

“We’re not building an AI that replaces doctors. Nigeria needs more doctors and better hospitals — and that work must continue,” Popoola said.

“What we are building is the layer underneath: the infrastructure that organises a person’s health information, supports smarter decisions, and ensures that when a patient finally sits across from a doctor, that encounter is as informed and productive as possible.”

He said Medbankr was aimed at providing the “memory, continuity and navigation system” needed to improve patients’ experience of the healthcare system.

The company said Nigeria’s healthcare challenges make continuity of medical information particularly important, given the pressure on healthcare facilities and the movement of patients between different providers.

Medbankr said it was designed to complement existing healthcare infrastructure by working alongside licensed healthcare providers and regulated care partners.

It also offers services to employers, health insurers, universities, corporate HMOs and public health programmes seeking a digital health-continuity and engagement platform for their populations.

The Medbankr application is currently available on the Google Play Store and Apple App Store, while further information is available on its website.