MyLabScope Connects 55 Labs in Nigeria to Transform African Diagnostics

One of Africa's biggest health-care opportunities is hiding in plain sight: thousands of diagnostic laboratories that sit between patients and critical care decisions. Yet across much of the continent, these labs operate as isolated islands, with patients often carrying paper reports or PDFs between facilities, leading to repeated tests and disconnected care. MyLabScope, founded by Olayinka Ayeni, aims to close this gap by connecting laboratories through a pay-as-you-go model, beginning with 55 connected laboratories in Nigeria. The platform is not an electronic medical record system but builds around laboratory information to address fragmentation. Traditional laboratory software often requires costly fixed subscriptions, which are unaffordable for smaller labs. MyLabScope's pay-as-you-go pricing allows labs to grow digitally without heavy upfront investment, enabling patient registration, investigation management, professional reporting, and direct result delivery. The goal is to create a network of laboratories that patients can easily use, including a patient platform for discovering services, booking appointments, and receiving results. This is particularly valuable for the African diaspora, who can now directly book and pay for health services for relatives back home, rather than just sending money. The platform also supports QR-based result verification, ensuring trust in a fragmented system. While Nigeria serves as the pilot, the model addresses common African challenges: making digital health affordable, connecting providers, and facilitating preventive testing. MyLabScope invites collaboration with laboratories, hospitals, governments, insurers, employers, development organizations, diaspora groups, and investors. Learn more at MyLabScope.com.