Egypt pill reminder app sets sights on Germany

Despite having perfect health, Ahmad ElKaragy always dreaded having colds for one reason: he often forgot to take his medication regularly.

The fact that he was well educated and knew the risks of not following medication instructions to the letter, didn’t seem to make a difference.

This personal experience, coupled with his family’s medical background (his parents and sister are all doctors), led the founder to develop the Medica Reminders app.

ElKaragy graduated from the University of Alexandria in 2008 with a degree in computer engineering. He then enrolled to study computer science, but left after only four months to work at an app-developing company which gave him the skills he’d need to make his own.

By 2010 his own app and the parent company IRWAA were ready for takeoff. ElKaragy had spent four months working on it, and launched a version for Nokia phones during the Calling All Innovators competition in Egypt.

Original article by Ahmed Gabr

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