South Africa: One Million ​HealthChecks​ on SA National Department of Health COVID-19 Digital Health-Assessment Tool

11 June 2020
Praekelt.org
press release

Johannesburg — South Africa's National Department of Health (NDoH) has confirmed that over 1 million South Africans have already used their COVID-19 digital self-assessment tool called HealthCheck. The HealthCheck self-assessment tool allows for early detection, mapping and management of COVID-19 cases using USSD and the official COVID-19 WhatsApp Service (COVID-19 CONNECT).

The tool comes at a crucial moment in the South African government's COVID-19 response - when certain aspects of the country's lockdown have been relaxed and more responsibility is being placed on individuals to ensure their own health when going back to work or school and engaging in outdoor activity and other areas of public life.

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