Healthcare, right from your phone, wherever you are.

Great healthcare, wherever you are.

Text and video chat with a team of Canadian medical professionals experienced in digital healthcare.

What is Akira?

Akira is a mobile app that gives you instant access to Canadian healthcare practitioners specializing in Family Medicine.

Discover what Akira can do for you
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No more waiting rooms.

When you or a member of your family gets sick, a waiting room full of other sick people is the last place you want to be.

Get prescriptions, lab tests, or specialist referrals - all without leaving home.

If you are experiencing an emergency, call 911 or go to your nearest emergency room.

When you or a member of your family gets sick, a waiting room full of other sick people is the last place you want to be.

Get prescriptions, lab tests, or specialist referrals - all without leaving home.

Get the app

If you are experiencing an emergency, call 911 or go to your nearest emergency room.

How it works.

1

Get the app for iOS or Android

Akira was built from the ground up for smartphones so you can get great healthcare from anywhere.

Download the app
2

Chat with our Care Coordinator

Tell us about your health history & what you’re concerned about, and we’ll help you pick the right membership plan for your needs.

See our membership plans
Secure

Your health records are encrypted and stored in a Canadian data centre.

Confidential

Only you and medical staff directly involved in your care can access your medical records.

3

Connect to your on-demand care team

Chat with a Doctor or Nurse Practitioner as often as you need to, or book an appointment with our Allied Health Professionals.

What is a Nurse Practitioner?
Secure

Your health records are encrypted and stored in a Canadian data centre.

Confidential

Only you and medical staff directly involved in your care can access your medical records.

What we can do.

Save a trip to the walk-in clinic with our comprehensive mobile service.

  • Prescriptions
  • Diagnosis
  • Referrals
  • Lab Tests

Prescriptions

Our medical professionals can prescribe and renew your existing prescriptions.

Akira does not prescribe medical marijuana or controlled substances.

Specialist Referrals

Receive referrals to medical specialists or allied health professionals.

Lab Tests

Get lab requisitions via email or send them directly to a lab or imaging clinic of your choice.

Diagnosis

Diagnose and treat health concerns for you and your family

Specialist Referrals

Receive referrals to medical specialists or allied health professionals.

Lab Tests

Get lab requisitions via email or send them directly to a lab or imaging clinic of your choice.

Diagnosis

Diagnose and treat health concerns for you and your family

Prescriptions

Our medical professionals can prescribe and renew your existing prescriptions.

Akira does not prescribe medical marijuana or controlled substances.

Take your health record with you.

Take your health record with you.

Get complete, instant access to your health records on your phone.
Features & Benefits
  • See the detailed clinical notes from your doctor or nurse practitioner
  • Review your previous text conversations
  • Track prescriptions, lab results & more
  • Included for free with every Akira membership

Great for the entire family.

Get unlimited access for you and your partner with a Couples plan, or add your kids too with a Family plan.

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I loved the speed and interactivity of Akira. Using it saved me from two hours of drop-in clinic time!

– Elise D. March 2016

Get help with many common issues without leaving home or work

  • Cold & Flu
  • UTIs
  • Sexual Health
  • Family Planning
  • Mental Health
  • Skin Issues
  • Acid Reflux
  • Travel Medicine
  • Prescriptions
  • Sinus
  • Eye Conditions
  • Stomach Flu

Meet some of our medical professionals

April Bakonyi, NP

April is a Nurse Practitioner who did her studies at the University of British Columbia. She enjoys providing care to remote and rural communities.

Nhon Bogue, NP

Nhon is a Nurse Practitioner who completed her studies at the University of Ottawa. She has an interest in primary health care as well as women's health.

David Kaplan, MD

David is a Family Doctor and also the Provincial Primary Care Lead for Health Quality Ontario. David is an Associate Professor of Family Medicine at the University of Toronto.

Some of the conditions we treat

  • Cold & Flu
  • UTIs
  • Sexual Health
  • Family Planning
  • Mental Health
  • Skin Issues

Employee Benefits

Akira can be offered as part of a corporate benefits package.

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Excellent interaction with a doctor who seemed genuinely mindful of my health. Gave me a lot of tips and advice that even my own family doctor didn't mention. Attentive, polite and knowledgeable.
– Brendan R. June 2016