Aarogyam — Simplifying Health, Empowering India
"Accessible, plain-English health information for every Indian"
Overview
Comprehensive health platform providing easy access to medicine information, disease insights, drug pricing comparisons, and health safety alerts. Features AI-powered summaries, dual-mode interface (Patient/Doctor), and real-time integration with NPPA, OpenFDA, and WHO APIs.
Impact
Empowering users with understandable medical data and savings
Role
Full-Stack Developer
Status
Ongoing Development
Key Features
- 1Medicine search with real-time Indian government API data
- 2Branded vs Generic drug price comparison (Pharma Sahi Daam)
- 3AI-powered medical summaries using Together.ai
- 4Dual Patient/Doctor modes for tailored information depth
- 5Live health alerts from CDSCO and WHO
- 6Multilingual support architecture
Technology Stack
Detailed Overview
Overview
Aarogyam ("Health" in Hindi) is a comprehensive health information platform designed specifically for Indian users. It provides easy access to medicine information, disease insights, drug pricing comparisons, and health safety alerts — all presented in plain English.
🌟 Features
🔍 Medicine Search
- Search for medicines with real-time data from Indian government APIs
- Compare branded vs generic drug prices (NPPA Pharma Sahi Daam)
- View side effects, warnings, and drug interactions (OpenFDA, RxNorm)
- AI-powered summaries for complex medical information
🦠 Disease Insights
- Search diseases and get reliable information from Wikipedia
- Plain English explanations of symptoms, prevention, and treatment
- Integration with WHO outbreak news
💊 Drug Pricing
- Compare prices between branded and generic medicines
- Savings calculator for cost-effective choices
- India-specific pricing data
🚨 Health Alerts & News
- Live safety alerts from CDSCO (Indian drug regulator)
- WHO Disease Outbreak News (DON) RSS feed
- Severity classification for alerts
👨⚕️ Dual Mode Interface
🌐 Multilingual Support
- Currently English, structured for Hindi and other Indian languages
- Theme toggle (light/dark mode)
🛠️ Tech Stack
- **APIs**:
- NPPA Pharma Sahi Daam (Indian drug pricing)
- OpenFDA (drug labeling data)
- RxNorm (drug interactions)
- Wikipedia REST API (disease info)
- WHO DON RSS (outbreak news)
🚀 Impact
Empowering users with understandable medical data and cost-effective drug choices, bridging the gap between complex medical terminology and public understanding in India.