OneHealth Opens Lumina Creator Contest to the Public
OneHealth has opened its Lumina Creator Contest to the general public, expanding the initiative beyond students as the digital-first pharmacy and healthcare platform seeks to raise awareness of its AI-powered health assistant.
The contest invites participants to create content introducing Nigerians to Lumina, which operates through WhatsApp without requiring a separate app or account. Users can ask everyday health questions, get information about medications and products, place orders, or connect with a licensed pharmacist or doctor when they need human support.
Lumina also supports Màámi, OneHealth’s maternal and sexual health initiative. The company says medication guidance and general health questions account for a larger share of the queries it receives through the service.
The assistant is part of OneHealth’s broader offering, which includes an online pharmacy, PillFinda wholesale marketplace, Pillmova logistics arm, The Method weight-management programme, the Imani wearable breast pump and a delivery network serving patients, HMOs and pharmacy partners.
The contest’s public opening comes amid a significant gap in access to pharmacy services. According to a Digital Health Africa analysis of Nigeria’s medication access gap, the country has one pharmacist for every 13,385 people, compared with the World Health Organization’s recommended ratio of one to 2,000.
“The contest is about getting more Nigerians to actually know Lumina exists,” said Adeola Alli, Founder and CEO of OneHealth. “We opened it up beyond students because the questions Lumina answers aren’t a campus-only problem; they’re every Nigerian’s problem, from a parent trying to figure out a child’s medication to someone who just wants a straight answer at an odd hour.”
After the contest, OneHealth plans to bring Lumina to campuses including the University of Ibadan and the University of Lagos. The activity will build on community outreach the company has conducted through Màámi.
“We’re not trying to replace a doctor or a pharmacist,” Alli said. “We’re trying to make sure that whatever a person’s very first health question is, whatever it’s about, they have somewhere reliable, free and immediate to take it to.”
Nigerians interested in entering the contest, as well as universities, student bodies, NGOs and corporate partners interested in future campus engagement, can find details through OneHealth’s official channels.
