To address the doctor deficit, Shimba too decided to take advantage of mobile, since 93 percent of Kenyans are mobile phone users. The app has a symptom checker, first aid information, doctor directories, a hospital locator, and alert systems. In a country with vast rural areas and tenuous access to care, MedAfrica offers a new way for any Kenyan with a mobile phone to get some form of health care, pairing medical expertise with villagers all over the country.
