The Department of Health is reactivating its B-Wise platform as an app to provide adolescent- and youth-friendly health services and information. The app will be available on the App Store with more operating systems to follow after the launch. Interactive tools cover sexual and reproductive health, wellness promotion, education, and HIV and TB prevention.
The Department of Health makes healthcare access and information available for young people via an app.
Initially unveiled as a mobi-site in 2015, the new app can be downloaded via mobile phone and tablet from the App Store, with availability on other operating systems set for after the launch. B-Wise is an interactive digital platform developed by the department, in partnership with stakeholders, including theThe aim is to improve the uptake of health services among adolescents and young people in South Africa, especially HIV prevention, mental health, family planning, and contraceptive use to make informed choices about their sexual and reproductive health, states the DOH.
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