Healthcare. Connected.
VitaLink is the healthcare operating system I founded and lead. It connects patient identity, medical records, telemedicine, clinical decision support and disease surveillance in one offline-first platform built for African health systems.
IfoundedVitaLinkandleadproductandengineering.Idesignedthearchitecture,buildtheplatform,andbringthepublichealththinkingthatdecideswhatitshoulddoandwhatitmustneverdowithpatientdata.
MosthealthcareinNigeriastillrunsonpaperfoldersandsystemsthatdonottalktoeachother.Patientsrepeattheirhistoryateveryvisit,recordsgomissingbetweenfacilities,testsarerepeated,andthediseasedatapublichealthteamsneedarriveslateornotatall.
VitaLinkgiveseverypatientonehealthidentitythatfollowsthemfromclinictoclinic,andgivesfacilitiesthetoolstouseit:records,pharmacy,laboratory,billingandtelemedicine.ClinicalactivityalsofeedsVitaLinkSentinel,asurveillancelayerthatsurfacesdiseasesignalsandisdesignedtoreportintoNigeria’sexistingSORMASsystemratherthanreplaceit.Everythingisbuiltoffline-first,becauseconnectivityinmanyfacilitiesisnotguaranteed.
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VitaCard Identity
An NFC health card and digital ID. A tap gives clinicians the patient’s VitaLink ID and emergency profile, while the full record stays in the secure backend.
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Hospital System
EMR, pharmacy, laboratory, appointments, billing, inventory and analytics for hospitals and clinics.
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Telemedicine
Remote consultations that write back to the same patient record, so care stays continuous.
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VitaMind AI
Clinical decision support for health workers. It helps with documentation and triage and flags risks for a clinician to review. It supports clinical judgement and does not replace it.
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VitaLink Sentinel
Disease surveillance and public health reporting: case reports from facilities and field teams, outbreak signals, heatmaps and NTD surveillance.
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Insurance
Insurance integration, so cover can be checked and claims handled against the same verified record.
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Patient App
Appointments, records, prescriptions, telemedicine and insurance in one app for patients.
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Hospitals & clinics
Subscription access to the hospital system and patient identity.
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Governments & public health agencies
Sentinel surveillance and reporting, deployed under contract.
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NGOs
Field case reporting and programme data for health programmes.
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Insurers
Verified identity and records for cleaner claims.
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Health developers
API integrations for partners building on top of VitaLink.
- Next.js 15
- NestJS
- PostgreSQL
- Prisma
- Supabase
VitaLinkstartedasSwitchHealthin2024withanearlyprototype,lettersofintentforpilotswithuniversityteachinghospitals,andpre-seedfunding.Ithassincegrownintoafullhealthcareoperatingsystem.Wearefinishingcoreplatformfunctionalityandpreparingforlaunch,andtheVitaCardwaitlistisopen.
Healthcare infrastructure · June 15, 2026 · 8 min read
Building Africa's Healthcare Infrastructure: Why We Created VitaLink
Fragmented records, slow administration and weak surveillance keep showing up across African health systems. This is why we are building an infrastructure layer that connects patients, providers and public health.
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Healthcare infrastructure · June 30, 2026 · 7 min read
The Hidden Cost of Lost Medical Records in Africa
"Do you have your hospital card?" When the answer is no, history disappears, tests are repeated and treatment is delayed. A look at what paper records really cost patients and facilities.
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Hospitals, NGOs, public health agencies and investors: if you want to pilot, partner with or invest in VitaLink, send me a message and I will set up a conversation.