Micro Clinic

Micro-Clinic Use Case — Civic AI for Community Health

How CAP + Civic AI strengthen frontline clinics in low-resource environments

1. Overview

A small community medical post or village clinic can operate more safely, consistently, and efficiently using a fully local Civic AI system running on low-cost hardware.

A Micro-Clinic Node typically includes:

• A modest laptop or mini-PC (no GPU, no cloud)

• The Civic Attestation Protocol (CAP)

• A local vector database

• A private health Canon tailored to community needs

• A clinician-facing, ultra-simple user interface

• A local Civic AI assistant for medical workflow support

This allows the clinic to provide steady service even where infrastructure is unstable.

2. What the System Handles

Clinical workflow support

• patient intake and visit documentation

• symptoms triage with structured questions

• simple risk scoring for urgent conditions

• reminders for follow-up visits

Health education

• local-language explanations of conditions and treatments

• printable or spoken health guidance

• translation support for communities with multiple dialects

Inventory & supply

• medication stock monitoring

• expiry tracking

• demand prediction for reordering

Security & privacy

• completely offline operation

• encrypted local storage

• role-based access for clinic workers
  3. Why It Matters

Micro-clinics often operate with:

• unreliable electricity

• no access to electronic health records

• limited staff

• high local demand

A local Civic AI can restore order, safety, and continuity without replacing human clinicians.

4. Where It Works Best

• remote villages

• conflict-impacted areas

• refugee camps

• urban informal settlements

5. Deployment Footprint

• Hardware cost: extremely low

• Connectivity: optional

• Training: 1–2 days

• Maintenance: minimal

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