A new digital health platform, Open Doors Access (ODA), has officially launched in Nigeria with plans to tackle the growing gap in physiotherapy and rehabilitation care, particularly among underserved and low-resource communities.

The AI-powered mobile and web-based platform is designed to provide personalised recovery programmes for individuals living with mobility-related conditions, allowing patients to begin guided therapy directly from their phones without immediate physical hospital visits.

Speaking during a virtual press briefing, founder and Executive Director of ODA, Moyo Daniels, said the innovation was inspired by years of witnessing avoidable suffering caused by limited access to rehabilitation support across Nigeria.

According to her, many accident victims, postpartum mothers and individuals living with physical challenges often struggle to access structured physiotherapy care due to cost, distance and shortage of specialists.

“I see people suffering from conditions they don’t need to suffer from. Women facing complications from childbirth pain, accident victims without recovery plans and individuals living with mobility challenges without access to physiotherapy support. That reality pushed me to build a platform that gives back to the place that raised me,” Daniels stated.

Moyo Daniels MHIHIM, Founder and Executive Director

She explained that the platform uses patient-provided information to generate customised rehabilitation plans while also connecting users to licensed physiotherapists when advanced care is required.

Project Lead, Fikayo Abolade, described the platform as a simple but clinically guided system built to expand access to care beyond traditional hospital settings.

He noted that users can create accounts, input their symptoms or conditions and receive tailored recovery programmes within minutes.

“For example, a mother experiencing postpartum back pain can input her condition and receive a structured recovery programme almost immediately. The goal is to make rehabilitation accessible, affordable and easy to navigate,” he explained.

The app currently supports rehabilitation for postpartum complications, stroke recovery, sports injuries, arthritis and other mobility-related conditions.

Developers of the platform also revealed that ODA was intentionally built to remain low-cost and accessible to rural populations, including users without high-end smartphones, as services can also be accessed through web browsers.

Daniels stressed that the initiative is aimed at reducing the burden of untreated mobility conditions in Nigeria, where access to physiotherapy services remains limited despite rising cases of accidents and chronic physical conditions.

“Nigeria has one of the highest rates of accidents and mobility-related conditions in Africa, yet access to structured physiotherapy remains limited. ODA is designed to close that gap and help people recover faster, safer and with dignity,” she added.

The platform, which began development in March 2026, is currently in its early rollout phase with nearly 100 users already testing the system.

According to the team, early feedback from physiotherapists has been positive, especially regarding improved patient reach and remote care efficiency.

While the rollout is currently focused on Nigeria, Daniels disclosed that the long-term ambition is to scale the platform across Africa.

“We are starting from home because charity begins at home, but the long-term vision is continental impact,” she said.

Also speaking, Foluke Fayemi commended the initiative, describing it as a timely digital health solution capable of improving healthcare access and strengthening community rehabilitation outcomes.

The developers further confirmed ongoing engagements with healthcare stakeholders and physiotherapy bodies in Nigeria to support validation, adoption and wider integration into the country’s healthcare system.

Users can access the platform through the official ODA portal, Open Doors Access (ODA), where patients, caregivers and physiotherapists can register and begin using the service.