Unu Health partner with Intercare to develop an app platform that will cater for South Africa’s population, rich and poor, both public and private healthcare cover the population.
85% (about 51 million people) of South Africa’s population is on public healthcare, while the 15% (about 9 million) is currently on private healthcare.
The app platform- Unu Health use-as-you-go offers easy to use services and features that are data free to every user with a smartphone. CEO for Unu Health, Tania Joffe says “Unu Health use-as-you-go will make a huge difference and make a much-needed positive intervention in the already burdened South Africa’s healthcare system. It will provide access to healthcare for all South Africans. South Africans in private, public healthcare and all those on medical insurance.”
“One of the features in the Unu Health app, is a face scan that individuals can use to measure and monitor their vitals such as blood pressure, glucose levels, and heart rate.” Adds Joffe
“The tech used by the face scan technology is photoplethysmography -PPG. It combines computer vision, signal processing and ML to detect and analyses volumetric changes in peripheral circulation.”
On World Health Day on 7 April, Tania Joffe, CEO of Unu Health, will officially launch Unu Health use-as-you-go digital app platform and speak about the importance of inclusive, affordable and convenient digital healthcare as well as disease prevention to improving population health and lifestyle outcomes.
“The significance of this launch is extending digital healthcare access to a wider demographic, regardless of financial constraints or busy schedules. Also, any potential patient can see a doctor in 5 minutes through the app. This will make individual patients self-empowered in term terms of access to digital health services.”  said Joffe
Behind Unu Health App tech platform’s development and operational efficiency is tech Entrepreneur and expert Themba Mchunu. He ensures an exceptional experience for the Unu Help user.
“Technical and strategic milestones are top of mind at all times as I navigate the functionality needed to rapidly grow the Unu offering at scale.” Said MchunuThe post New App Platform Targets SA’s Diverse Healthcare Needs first appeared on IT News Africa | Business Technology, Telecoms and Startup News.