AI nutrition assistant for Nigerian households
A conversational assistant that answers questions about Nigerian and everyday foods, plans meals for a household and a budget, and connects people with verified nutritionists, accessible hospitals and food vendors. Nutrition figures come only from verified food composition data and prices from official price surveys, and a safety layer handles allergies, pregnancy, young children, medical conditions and emergencies.
- For
- Confidential client in health and nutrition
- Industry
- Health and nutrition
- Current stage
- Preparing for launch
Objectives
- Make reliable nutrition information easy to get in English, Yorùbá and Igbo
- Help families plan healthy meals within a fixed budget, starting with food they already have
- Keep advice safe for allergies, pregnancy, young children and medical conditions
- Work by voice, with a screen reader or by keyboard
Key features
- A chat assistant for food questions, with figures calculated from verified data and sources shown
- A meal planner with weekly plans, calculated nutrition and a costed shopping list
- Budget planning with regional price estimates
- Safety rules for allergies, pregnancy, child feeding, medication and emergency signs
- Voice questions, read-aloud replies and a sign-language demonstration
- A WhatsApp assistant that understands voice notes
- Portals for nutritionists, food vendors and hospitals, with review and verification
- Subscription plans with local card and bank payments
- An administration app for users, plans, AI providers, settings and the audit log
Progress updates
· 85% complete
WhatsApp voice notes and saved chats
The assistant now answers WhatsApp voice notes and can reply by voice, and signed-in users can save, reopen and delete their chats.
First version complete
All seven planned phases are built and tested: food questions, meal planning, budget planning, the safety layer, hardening and voice.
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