This New App Will Let Moms Store Their Children’s Health Records on Their Phones

Keeping track of children’s health care records is only one of many struggles of mothers. Once they lose their baby book, they might as well have lost everything. But thanks to technology, moms can now secure their kids’ records more easily and conveniently with their mobile phones.

MILA, which stands for My Information and Lab Access, is the newly launched app that serves mainly as a health data storage. It’s like a baby book and planner in one, but in digital form. The MILA app allows mothers—or parents or guardians acting as mothers—to centralize their children’s medical records on one platform; store their vaccination and immunization records, as well as growth milestones; and stay up-to-date with their next pediatrician visits and other important health information and reminders.

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Founders of the app underscored the need for digital solutions like this in the Philippines, as fragmented records may lead to incomplete medical assessments, misdiagnoses, and suboptimal health care outcomes for children. A study showed 64 percent of parents tend to forget or misremember important details about their kids’ medical history during appointments; while 50 percent misplace their baby book more than once; according to MILA.

"MILA is designed to provide mothers with convenient access to their family's medical and health care data all in one secure digital storage. [It's] more than just a digital tool; it's a way for mothers to remain organized and proactive about their family’s health,” said Engr. Faustino “Bam” Salvador, CEO of Filipino startup MILA Business Solutions Corporation.

Right now, the app can be downloaded from MILA's website via APK. But it’s expected to be made available to all iOS and Android users via the App Store and Play Store before the end of the month. Even better news is that users won’t have to worry about paying to download the app or avail of any subscription, at least for six months to one year from now.

Can parents really trust MILA app with their children’s data?

Some parents may think twice about using the app to store their children’s records, especially with a lot of data breaches and other cybersecurity cases arising these days. In fact, in the Philippines, cybercrime cases rose to almost 4,500 from January to March, based on a report from the police’s Anti-Cybercrime Group. The figure was up by 21.84 percent from 3,668 in the same period in 2023. MILA, however, assures proper security protocols are in place. 

“We’re following [international] standard security protocols,” Salvador said during the launch of the app on Thursday, May 9, coinciding with International Mother's Day. “Our data is encrypted; [our] storage is also encrypted. So, it’s encrypted on all ends.”

The MILA app is, likewise, backed by Pulse 63, a growth-focused accelerator and the health care arm of venture capital firm Kaya Founders, ensuring a "strong foundation" in providing a safe and convenient tool for storing medical records.

Kaya Founders' co-founder and general partner Lisa Gokongwei-Cheng is also the president of Summit Media, the publisher of Esquire Philippines.