Medi Alert

Mobile Application Design
Project Overview
A mobile app to fast-track the time a patient gets medical care and first aid during emergency situations. This project is to provide a digital solution that can help unwell Nigerians to get medical care in emergency situations.
Problem Statement
It has became more obvious that Nigeria's health industry does not have an effective system in place to speed up their response to a health emergency. The citizens have been left to sort themselves out in critical health situations without much governmental backup.
Many have died due to the fact that they couldn't get to a medical center on time, contact an ambulance, or get some medical instructions they could follow pending the time the medical team arrives during an emergency situation.
Firstly, I started by drawing a research plan. I defined my research objectives and method. Using a Knowledge board, I made some assumptions about the Nigerian health sector and conducted desk research to get facts, then I moved on to drafting our research questions. The questions were structured to know the user's pain points, goals, needs, experiences, behaviors, and workable solutions to the stated problem. My goal was to solve the problem based on the user's responses drafted an online open-ended and Closed-ended survey on Google Forms and shared it with people on various platforms.
User Research
Desk Research, User Survey,
Competitor Analysis
Tools: Figjam, Google Forms, and
Google Docs
I defined the expectations, concerns, and motivations of users. So, I designed a persona to understand how to design a product that will satisfy users' needs and therefore be a success. This was done using the response from the survey I had taken and then I had the persona in mind at every step of the design process: brainstorming, idea prioritization, drafting the product feature list, and user flow till the testing stage.

After analyzing responses from my research participants, I figured that the digital solution should have the following features:
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  • Design a mobile app to fast-track the time a patient gets medical care and first aid during emergency situations considering the fact that a mobile phone is more accessible in such situations.
  • Build an application that users can have a live session with a doctor during health emergencies.
  • Ensure users can order medications online.
  • Ensure that users can schedule a physical appointment with a doctor on the app.
  • Have a ‘’call an ambulance” feature on the app.
  • Users should be able to upload their physical examination dates on their calendars.
Research Analysis
User Persona, Brainstorming
and Idea prioritization matrix.
Tools: Figjam
Typography and Color
The typography is readable and since I was designing a health app, I worked with shades of white and blue.

These colors connote cleanliness and are associated with health. I only designed the light theme of the product and chose to use a light grey background to make the visual look like steel.
Design
Low-fidelity & High-fidelity
Tools: Figma
The below visualizations were informed by the initial user interviews, the project's business objectives, and a heuristic evaluation. This approach allowed me to assess and validate design concepts and user flows before finalizing any specific direction.

Also, I designed the mobile version of the product so that the application can be easily accessed and serve its purpose during emergencies. The probability of having access to a desktop in such situation is low.
View Figma Prototype

Conclusion

To finish this project, I had to learn many things within a short while. I conducted User research, drafted a research plan, and conducted user research analysis for the first time. I also learned how to use Figjam; this is my first mobile design. During the course of this project, I mastered interaction design prototyping and the 8-point grid system. This project improved and sharpened my UIUX design skills. I can say my first try at designing a mobile application went well.
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Hannah Akinnola, 2024
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