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MedSympTra

Know when to seek medical care.

MedSympTra is a free, browser-based health guidance tool built for the GNEC Hackathon, aligned with UN Sustainable Development Goal 3 — Good Health and Well-being.

The Problem

Across rural India and much of the developing world, millions of people face a daily dilemma: when a family member falls ill, they don't know whether to travel hours to a hospital, visit a local clinic, or simply rest at home. This uncertainty leads to two equally dangerous outcomes — overcrowded emergency rooms flooded with non-urgent cases, and preventable deaths caused by delayed care for serious conditions.

MedSympTra was built to close this gap.

What It Does

MedSympTra walks users through 7 simple questions about their symptoms and returns one of three clear recommendations:

Result	Meaning
Home Care Appropriate	Rest at home, stay hydrated, monitor symptoms
Medical Attention Needed	Visit a clinic or doctor within 12–24 hours
Emergency — Act Now	Go to the emergency room or call an ambulance immediately

Each result includes specific action steps, warning signs to watch for, and relevant helpline numbers.

Features

7-question symptom checker — covers primary symptom, duration, severity, age, pre-existing conditions, symptom trend, and distance to care
Smart guidance logic — urgent flags (chest pain, breathing difficulty) and risk factors (elderly, infants, pregnant, chronic illness) automatically escalate the recommendation
Health Resources page — 12 India emergency helplines including ambulance (102/108), mental health, women's helpline, TB, poison control, blood bank, and organ donation
ABHA explainer — information on India's national digital health identity (Ayushman Bharat Health Account)
WHO & SDG 3 section — context on the global health mission this tool supports
100% private — no data is stored, no login required, no tracking

SDG 3 Alignment

MedSympTra directly supports the following SDG 3 targets:

3.8 — Achieve universal health coverage, including access to quality essential health services
3.d — Strengthen the capacity of all countries for early warning and risk reduction of national and global health risks

By helping people make informed decisions about when to seek care, MedSympTra reduces strain on overburdened health systems while ensuring serious cases receive timely attention.

Tech Stack

Layer	Technology
Frontend	HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript
Fonts	DM Sans, DM Serif Display (Google Fonts)
Backend	None — fully client-side
Dependencies	Zero external libraries

How to Run

MedSympTra is a single HTML file with no build step required.

Open directly:

Open index.html in any modern browser

Project Structure

medsymptra/
├── index.html     
└── README.md

Disclaimer

MedSympTra provides guidance only — it is not a medical diagnosis tool and does not replace the advice of a qualified healthcare professional. In a life-threatening emergency, always call 102 or 108 immediately.