🩺 About the Project: AskDokter.ai

AskDokter.ai is an AI-powered health assistant that brings together three powerful tools: a Myth Buster, an Interactive Symptom Checker, and a Mental Health Assistant, all designed to empower users with accurate, respectful, and accessible healthcare guidance.

💡 Inspiration

In a world flooded with misinformation and overwhelmed healthcare systems, this trustworthy AI companion that could help users:

• Distinguish health facts from fiction,
• Understand their symptoms step-by-step,
• And get a safe space to express mental health concerns.

The goal was simple: Empower people to take control of their health with reliable, empathetic AI support.

🛠️ How it Was Built

• Backend: Python & Flask for route management and logic flow.
• Frontend: HTML, CSS (custom and Google Fonts), responsive chat interface with avatars, auto-scroll, and typing indicators for a AI Bot-like feel.
• AI Integration: Perplexity's Sonar API powers natural, accurate medical interactions with sonar and sonar-pro models.

• Modules:

  • Health Myth Buster: Instantly debunks health myths and misinformation.
  • Symptom Checker: Asks dynamic, sequential questions and provides possible diagnoses.
  • Mental Health Assistant: Offers a safe space for users to express thoughts and feel heard.

🚧 Challenges Faced

• Session memory management: Ensuring each conversation felt new while preserving meaningful chat history.
• Prompt tuning: Crafting effective prompts for Sonar API to behave as a focused medical assistant without hallucinations.
• UI/UX tweaks: Balancing a clean interface with essential features like avatars, auto-scroll, and loading indicators.
• Error handling: Building robust handling for malformed API responses or user refreshes.

📚 Learning's

• How to integrate conversational AI into real-time web apps.
• The power of prompt engineering to fine-tune AI behavior.
• The importance of user-friendly design in healthcare-related tools.
• Empathy and clarity are just as important as technical accuracy.

⏭️ What's Next for AskDokter.ai

A vision to expand AskDokter.ai with the following enhancements:

• Multilingual Support: Enable users to interact in regional and global languages for broader accessibility.
• Voice-Based Interaction: Integrate speech-to-text and voice output for a more natural and inclusive experience.
• Personal Health Dashboard: Allow users to track symptoms, mental health logs, and past queries over time.
• Integration with Wearables: Leverage health data from devices (e.g., heart rate, sleep patterns) for smarter symptom insights.
• Doctor Connect (Future Scope): Provide seamless handoffs to certified professionals when AI flags serious conditions.

A commit to improve AskDokter.ai through feedback, real-world testing, and responsible AI practices making healthcare guidance more human, safe, and reachable for everyone.

Built With

• css3
• flask
• html5
• javascript
• jinja
• python
• sonar
• sonar-pro