{"id":218892,"date":"2022-03-10T10:17:02","date_gmt":"2022-03-10T08:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=113789"},"modified":"2022-03-10T10:17:02","modified_gmt":"2022-03-10T08:17:02","slug":"transforming-quality-affordable-healthcare-for-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/transforming-quality-affordable-healthcare-for-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Transforming quality affordable healthcare for South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"scaip scaip-1 \">\n<aside id=\"republication_tracker_tool-2\" class=\"republication_tracker_tool clearfix\">\n<h5 class=\"adtitle\">Republish for Free<\/h5>\n<div class=\"license\">\n<p><button name=\"Republish This Story\" id=\"cc-btn\" class=\"republication-tracker-tool-button\">Republish This Story<\/button><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"license\" rel=\"noreferrer license noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nd\/4.0\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/transforming-quality-affordable-healthcare-for-south-africa.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/transforming-quality-affordable-healthcare-for-south-africa.png\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"message\">\n<p>Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The Kena Health App offers real-world, cost-effective healthcare to millions of South Africans<\/p>\n<p>Sooner or later, everyone gets sick. For those who can afford it, they visit a private GP or clinic to receive a diagnosis and the peace of mind that comes with quality treatment for everyday health concerns. But what happens when that everyday quality care and advice is beyond their means? What happens to those who don\u2019t have the time to wait in a clinic queue or don\u2019t have the money to settle a doctor\u2019s bill?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_113791\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-113791\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?attachment_id=113791\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt width=\"150\" height=\"300\" class=\"wp-image-113791 size-thumbnail lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/transforming-quality-affordable-healthcare-for-south-africa-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-113791 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/transforming-quality-affordable-healthcare-for-south-africa-1.png\" alt width=\"150\" height=\"300\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-113791\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kena Health App Photographer: Kena Health App<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The all-too-common answer is that people delay medical care, or resort to inadequate home remedies or \u201cDoctor Google\u201d for advice. What if there was a better, more inclusive way to offer access to quality healthcare that is both fast and affordable?<\/p>\n<p>Although the country is progressively realising the Constitutional right to healthcare, the fact is that a mere 16% of the South African population has access to private medical scheme. Therein lies our burden and our opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>Introducing Kena Health \u2013 an easy solution where anyone can chat to a nurse, doctor or mental health professional directly from their smartphone. Kena Health is an app that connects users to a team of qualified healthcare practitioners for advice, diagnoses, prescriptions, sick notes, and even referrals to a specialist pathologist or other place of care, as needed. This is all done through their smartphone \u2013 and for less than the cost of a Nando\u2019s full chicken meal!<\/p>\n<p>Kena Health\u2019s mission is to make quality healthcare accessible to all<\/p>\n<p>Kena Health uses a team-based approach that allocates the most suitable healthcare practitioners to each patient\u2019s unique needs, based on a shared data view of that patient. Family planning advice, gastritis, anaemia, allergies, UTIs and common colds can be treated by an experienced and qualified<\/p>\n<p>nurse. Perhaps an infection, hypertension or other chronic conditions need a prescription from a doctor. Users download the app and register in under two minutes. From there they chat briefly to Linda, Kena\u2019s digital assistant, who collects general information about their condition that forms part of the secure patient record. This means patients do not have to repeat their medical Information and background throughout every step of the process.<\/p>\n<p>Kena then connects the user directly to a nurse or mental health professional to receive the medical care or advice they need at a fraction of what it would cost to visit a doctor \u2013 and for free at the outset. Consultations can be conducted via text, voice or video within the app, all tailored to keep data costs manageable. In instances where a doctor is required, the nurses can transfer the call for a seamless connection within the Kena team.<\/p>\n<p>The key to Kena Health is not just the efficiency of information collection, but the ease for the user, and a great experience of quality and affordable care from the Kena team of professionals. By leveraging technology and a team-based approach, the app brings down the cost of care while improving the patient\u2019s health outcomes. The app further leverages technology in service of a human solution by generating scripts, sick notes and even referral letters, all seamlessly provided within the app. As users get used to this new kind of healthcare, their first three consultations will be free, with subsequent consultations costing as little as R160 each. Kena Health\u2019s services are initially available from 8 am to 6pm every weekday, and 8 am to 2 pm on Saturdays.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur goal is to improve access to quality care by lowering cost,\u201d says Kena Health Founder and CEO Saul Kornik. \u201cBy creating an app that focuses on team-based healthcare, we\u2019re able to do this, while actually improving the quality of health outcomes for each patient. Imagine, a whole team of nurses, doctors and mental health professionals looking after you! This means that, no matter your income level or where you live, with Kena Health you are invited in to receive services that provide the care you need, all while making you feel cared for and reassured that you\u2019re going to be OK.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_113790\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-113790\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?attachment_id=113790\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt width=\"703\" height=\"1250\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 703px) 100vw, 703px\" class=\"wp-image-113790 size-large lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/transforming-quality-affordable-healthcare-for-south-africa-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-113790 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/transforming-quality-affordable-healthcare-for-south-africa-2.png\" alt width=\"703\" height=\"1250\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-113790\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kena Health App Photographer: Kena Health App<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><\/strong><strong>Video:<\/strong> Transforming quality affordable healthcare for South Africa:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mypr.co.za\/save-with-myprs-monthly-flat-fee\/\">CLICK HERE to submit your press release to MyPR.co.za<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More Info on Transforming quality affordable healthcare for South Africa here:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kena.health\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.kena.health\/<\/a><br \/><strong>Twitter<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KenaHealth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/KenaHealth<\/a><br \/><strong>Facebook<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-pagination pagination\">Pages: <span class=\"post-page-numbers current\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>1<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/transforming-quality-affordable-healthcare-for-south-africa\/2\/\" class=\"post-page-numbers\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>2<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\">Source: MyPR.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republish for Free Republish This Story Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. 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