She Collapsed in Her Kitchen… A Video Call to My Doctor Saved Her Life
Over 1,948 people get medical help from home every day through My Doctor. Her name is Maria. A 32-year-old mother of three from Wakiso. For three months, she kept feeling a sharp pain in her chest, but she ignored it. Not because she didn’t care… but because every hospital was “too far, too expensive, or too crowded.”
Like many parents, she chose school fees, food, and rent over her health, quietly praying the pain would disappear. Then one evening, as she was preparing dinner, the pain became unbearable. She collapsed next to the charcoal stove. Her 9-year-old daughter ran to get her phone and dialled her aunt, who remembered something she had seen on TikTok: “Call My Doctor, they will help you from home.”
She immediately searched for My Doctor and found a number online. She video-called My Doctor. Within 90 seconds, she was speaking to a medical doctor. The doctor quickly guided the family on first aid, dispatched medication through a pharmacy partner, and arranged a follow-up clinic visit the next morning.Tests confirmed she had dangerously high blood pressure, one step away from a stroke.
Today, Maria is alive. Healthy. Working and raising her kids because one family chose a video call over a risky delay. She keeps saying: “My Doctor didn’t just treat me. They saved my life before it was too late.” And she isn’t alone; over 1,948 people every day now rely on My Doctor for: Video consultations with licensed doctors
Doorstep delivery of medication
Home visits for emergencies
Affordable care for diabetes, hypertension, pregnancies & children
Free healthcare tips & podcasts
Free online guidance on nutrition, mental health, and fitness.
In a world where hospitals are crowded, transport is costly, and time is never enough, healthcare must come home. Healthcare must start from your phone. And that is precisely what My Doctor stands for: Your Health, Anytime, Anywhere.
You can also reach out to My Doctor, Call: +256 762 318431 | +256 707 448 988 | www.MyDoctorem.org
