U-report

U-report

UNICEF

Category

Health information

Country

Zambia

Description

In Zambia, U-Report provides confidential, free of charge, individualized and interactive 24/7 counseling services on HIV and STIs to around 193,000 users, mainly adolescents and youth. With people constantly texting U-report for all kinds of HIV information and advice, the automated version uses machine learning algorithms to sort messages into eight categories: symptoms, HIV testing, treatment, pregnancy, transmission, prevention, definition, and male circumcision