Affordable healthcare is about to get a lot more accessible in SA

How many times have you suffered through the day at work, feeling terrible, but not sure if you are sick enough to justify spending R500 – R700 on a GP consultation fee. Or perhaps you just couldn’t get time off from work to go to the doctor or clinic.

As the world observed World Health Day on Sunday, 7 April, Unu Health, in partnership with Intercare announced that they will be launching a groundbreaking ‘as-you-go’ offering that will revolutionise accessible healthcare inTania Joffe, CEO and Principal at Unu Health, a venture within Standard Bank, says they are trying to make private healthcare more accessible to South Africans.

The Unu Health app will bridge both of these gaps – affordability and time – as you will be able to consult with a nurse or doctor over your phone. Once you have chosen your preferred health care practitioner and paid the fee you are placed in a que for your online consultation. During the online consultation process you will also be triaged – where you are asked a couple of simple questions asking what your symptoms are, where you are experiencing them and how long you have experienced them. This process aims to diagnose what could be wrong with you and at the end it will recommend whether you need to speak to an online nurse or if an online doctor will in fact be able to help you or whether you need to see a medical practitioner in person.

“With the app we are trying to make healthcare easily accessible and affordable so people can take action early,” concludes Joffe.Are your favourite apps eating your data? Here’s what you need to doE-commerce: Why Shein and Amazon are thriving and how SA platforms need to catch up

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