Children's doctor, by video
Talk to a paediatrician online about your child
A children's doctor on your phone, with your child beside you at home. You show the rash, the breathing or the nappy, and leave knowing what to do and what to watch for.
What you pay
Video consultation
Fee shown before you book
- Each paediatrician sets their own fee, shown before you pay
- Medicines and tests priced separately, before you pay
- MezoCare members see the member price on the booking page
Prefer in person? A consultant paediatrician at Haven Paediatrics, Ikeja, from ₦50,000
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The short answer
Mezo Health lets you talk to a paediatrician by private video call from anywhere in Nigeria, with the fee shown before you pay. Video suits a fever that is settling, cough, rashes, feeding and growth worries. A baby under three months with a fever, a fit, difficult breathing, or a child who will not feed or is hard to wake needs a hospital now.
Go to a hospital now if your child
Call 112 or go to the nearest emergency department now. Do not wait for a video call.
- Is under three months old with a temperature of 38°C or higher
- Has had a fit (convulsion), or is fitting now
- Is breathing very fast, grunting, or the chest or tummy sucks in under the ribs with each breath
- Cannot breastfeed or drink, or vomits everything
- Is very drowsy, hard to wake, floppy, or not responding to you as usual
- Has pale, mottled, grey or blue skin, lips or tongue (on dark skin, check the palms and soles)
- Has a rash that does not fade when you press a glass on it
- Has a bulging soft spot on the head, or a stiff neck
- Has a weak, high-pitched or continuous cry
- Has not passed urine for 12 hours, or has sunken eyes, a sunken soft spot, or no tears when crying
Be seen in person today if your child
These are not emergencies, but NICE advises a face-to-face check rather than a remote one. A paediatrician on video can tell you where to go.
- Is three to six months old with a temperature of 39°C or higher
- Has had a fever for five days or more
- Is feeding poorly or having fewer wet nappies than usual
- Has a swollen limb or joint, or will not use an arm or leg
- Has fever with shaking chills (rigors)
What video handles well
- A fever in a child over three months who is otherwise alert, drinking and passing urine
- Cough, catarrh and mild wheeze, to decide whether a test or a visit is needed
- Rashes, eczema and nappy rash, shown on camera
- Feeding, weight gain, sleep and crying worries in a baby who is otherwise well
- Diarrhoea or vomiting where your child is still drinking and passing urine
- Growth, development and behaviour questions
- Going through test results, and reviewing a child after an illness
- Asthma, sickle cell and other long-term conditions between clinic visits
What video cannot do
- A baby under three months with a fever: NICE says they are in the high-risk group and should be seen in person
- Anything a doctor must examine by hand: listening to the chest, feeling the tummy, looking in the ears
- Vaccinations, injections and drips
- Fever is not always malaria. If a test is needed, the paediatrician orders it rather than guessing
How it works
- 1
Choose a paediatrician and a time
Pick a paediatrician below and a free slot, and choose a video consultation. Their fee is shown before you pay.
- 2
Pay online and get a private link
You pay securely on Mezo. The video room opens once payment is confirmed, in the browser on your phone or laptop.
- 3
Join with your child beside you
The paediatrician talks to you, watches your child on camera, and agrees a plan: advice, a prescription, tests, or where to be seen in person.
Have these ready
- Your child, awake if possible, and somewhere with good light
- Their weight, if you know it: children's medicine doses go by weight
- Temperature readings, with the times you took them
- Any medicine you have given, with the dose and time
- The vaccination card, and photos of any rash
Book a paediatrician through Mezo
Search every paediatrician who sees patients by video
See each one's fee and next free times, then book.
Search by videoA coordinator books you in
Leave a name and number. A care coordinator calls you, finds a time with a paediatrician and sends you a secure link to pay.
Ask for a call backAfter the call
Prescriptions
The paediatrician writes the prescription on Mezo and can send it to a partner pharmacy. You pay on Mezo, then collect it with a pickup code or have it delivered where the pharmacy delivers.
Tests
Tests are ordered at a partner laboratory and priced from its own list before you pay. Visit the lab, or have the sample taken at home where offered. See also care at home.
Follow-up
The paediatrician can book your follow-up on their own diary before you go. You get a link to pay, and the time is held for you for a few days. MezoCare members pay the member price.
Questions people ask
How much is a paediatrician consultation in Nigeria?
Each paediatrician sets their own video fee, and it is shown before you pay. In person, a first consultation with a consultant paediatrician at Haven Paediatrics, Ikeja, is from ₦50,000. Medicines and tests are separate, and each is priced before you pay for it.
Can a paediatrician diagnose my child over video?
Often, for the common problems: much of children's medicine is the history you give and what can be seen. Where your child needs to be examined by hand or tested, the paediatrician says so and tells you where to go. A baby under three months with a fever should always be seen in person.
Is every fever malaria?
No. Viral illness, urine infection, pneumonia and typhoid all cause fever in Nigerian children. The paediatrician can order a malaria test and others at a partner laboratory rather than treat on a guess.
Can the paediatrician prescribe for my child?
Yes, when it is the right treatment. Children's doses go by weight, so have your child's weight ready. The prescription goes to a partner pharmacy, where you pay on Mezo and collect it with a pickup code, or have it delivered where the pharmacy offers delivery.
Who should be on the call?
A parent or guardian, with the child present. Older children can speak for themselves for part of the call.
How soon can my child be seen?
At the first free time on the paediatrician's diary, which you see before you book. If your child gets worse while you wait, do not wait for the call: go to a hospital.
My child is very unwell right now. What do I do?
Call 112 or go to the nearest emergency department now. Do not wait for a video call.
Medically reviewed by Dr Debo Odulana, Founder and Chief Executive, Mezo. Last reviewed . This page is general information, not a diagnosis. Care is decided with you after an examination.
Sources and further reading
The guidelines and patient information this page is checked against. Care in Nigeria follows the same evidence; what differs is the price and where it is done.
- Fever in under 5s: assessment and initial management (NG143). National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Clinical guideline.
- Integrated management of childhood illness: chart booklet (March 2014). World Health Organization, 2014. Clinical guideline.
- Sepsis. NHS. Patient information.
- Dehydration. NHS. Patient information.
Links last checked 24 October 2026.