MEDLINK - DIGITAL HEALTH WALLET
Secure Records. Seamless Access. Smarter Care.
ROLE
Product Designer
EXPERTISE
UX/UI Design
timeline
June 2025
Project description
MedLink is a digital health wallet concept designed to solve a persistent problem for Nigerians and Africans traveling or relocating internationally the inability to quickly share accurate medical records with a new doctor or hospital.
The core insight behind the product is that most people carry their medical history in their head, not in a format a doctor anywhere in the world can access. MedLink changes that by letting users scan, store, and share their records securely with full control over who sees them and for how long.
My Role
Solo Product Designer — responsible for end-to-end UX and UI design, user flows, wireframing, high-fidelity screens, and prototype.
Problem Statement
When Nigerians visit hospitals abroad or even move between cities at home, their medical history is either unavailable or locked in physical files at their previous clinic. This forces doctors to start from scratch, leading to redundant tests, misdiagnoses, and avoidable delays in treatment.
Decision 1 — AI-assisted record scanning instead of manual entry. Users can photograph a paper document and the app automatically extracts and fills in the relevant fields. Manual entry was kept as a fallback but the AI route removes the biggest barrier to getting started.
Decision 2 — Time-limited sharing with QR codes and direct links. Rather than giving doctors permanent access to records, users set an expiry — 24 hours, 48 hours, or a custom duration. This was a direct response to privacy concerns surfaced during research. Users felt safer sharing when they knew access would automatically end.
Decision 3 — Designed for low-trust environments. Nigerian users expressed anxiety about storing sensitive health data digitally. The interface communicates security at every touchpoint — encryption indicators, explicit consent flows, and visible sharing controls — to reduce anxiety and build trust progressively.
Type: Concept project — designed to demonstrate mobile UX thinking in the healthtech space.
