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Symtho AI

@SymthoAI

AI-powered WhatsApp triage for 3B+ people without healthcare access. +90% diagnostic accuracy. Privacy by design. Zero PII stored. 🇩🇰 Copenhagen → 🇮🇳 India

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We're building SYMTHO — a WhatsApp-based AI triage system for rural India. No app download. No account. No payment. Just a message. Target: 3B+ people who deserve basic healthcare guidance. MVP in active development. Building in public 🧵 symtho.com
Symtho: Healthcare Access for the Next Billion

Symtho: Healthcare Access for the Next Billion

WhatsApp-based health information and care navigation for rural India. B2B infrastructure delivered through licensed healthcare partners.

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Symtho Ai Free for users. Free for partners. So how does it pay? The white-label model behind rural India’s first AI health navigation layer medium.com/@jacob_45369/symt…
Symtho Ai

Symtho Ai

Free for users. Free for partners. So how does it pay?

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Jacob@JacobSkaaningApr 10
53 cases is a small sample. But 0% missed critical cases in a safety-first system is a strong foundation to build on. Next up: fixing the 5 false positives and preparing for a real-world pilot with rural clinics. Good end to the week. PM for demo.
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India allocated $1B for AI-driven digital health in 2025-26. 82 crore health records under Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission. Yet rural areas still have 0.45 doctors per 1,000 people. Infrastructure is coming. The last-mile gap needs AI now. weforum.org/stories/2025/04/…
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Why WhatsApp for healthcare in India? → 500M+ users already have it → Works on 2G connections → Voice messages = no literacy barrier → No app install = zero friction AI triage should meet people where they are.
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Jacob@JacobSkaaningMar 30
Eli Lilly × Insilico Medicine: $2.75B to bring AI-developed drugs to market. 28+ drugs in pipeline, ~half already clinical-stage. But here's the thing — drug discovery is the expensive end of healthcare AI.
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We interviewed 40 people in rural Assam & Uttar Pradesh. 60% said symptom-check was their #1 request. 90% have smartphones. 70% use WhatsApp. This isn't desk research — it's filmed in villages. Building @SymthoAI for them. linkedin.com/company/9152429… symtho.com

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In rural India, 1 doctor serves 11,000 people. Most travel 30+ km just to be told "come back tomorrow." We're building AI triage on WhatsApp — free, voice-first, in local languages. No app download. No payment. Just health guidance when you need it.
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From our founder Jacob Skaaning medium.com/@jacob_45369/why-…
Why We Built a Medical AI Triage System on WhatsApp — Not a Native App

Why We Built a Medical AI Triage System on WhatsApp — Not a Native App

During our field research in rural Rajasthan, a woman told us she travels 25–30 km to see a doctor. She spends a full day and most of her…

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635 cases. Reviewed by doctors. +90% accuracy. But the number I care most about is zero — zero PII stored. If you're building healthcare AI for vulnerable populations, privacy can't be an afterthought. Here's where we are.
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The safety layer most AI companies skip: LLMs are probabilistic. In healthcare, some patterns must ALWAYS trigger an emergency. Our IMCEO engine (63+ rules) overrides the AI. Chest pain + shortness of breath = always RED.
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We accept the trade-off: No custom UI. No fancy buttons. Limited formatting. But we reach 500M+ people who already have WhatsApp installed. Access > aesthetics. Built in Copenhagen. Starting with India. symtho.com
Symtho: Healthcare Access for the Next Billion

Symtho: Healthcare Access for the Next Billion

WhatsApp-based health information and care navigation for rural India. B2B infrastructure delivered through licensed healthcare partners.

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