AI health guidance
Ask about your own symptoms and receive clear, practical health guidance.
AmaCare is an AI health assistant for adults in South Africa. It helps you understand your own symptoms, receive self-care guidance for mild concerns, and know when to speak to an AmaCare doctor or seek urgent emergency care.
Ask about your own symptoms and receive clear, practical health guidance.
If your concern needs human review, AmaCare itself decides and prompts you to speak to an AmaCare doctor.
AmaCare helps identify serious symptoms and will direct you to emergency help when needed.
A simple WhatsApp-based flow built around safety and clarity. You stay in control of what you share.
Share basic health information such as date of birth, biological sex, pregnancy or recent birth status, medical conditions, current medications, and medication allergies.
Send your own symptom or health concern through WhatsApp.
AmaCare provides self-care guidance for mild concerns, recommends doctor review where appropriate, or advises emergency action for serious warning signs.
You don't request escalation yourself. If your case needs clinician review, AmaCare will prompt you in chat to reply Speak to Amacare doctor. If symptoms may be life-threatening, AmaCare tells you to call 112 immediately.
Common, everyday adult health questions. AmaCare reviews each concern and decides whether it's suitable for self-care, needs an AmaCare doctor, or requires urgent emergency care.
Muscle soreness, joint discomfort, mild back pain.
Sore throat, runny nose, mild cough, low-grade fever.
Tension, sinus, or general headache guidance.
Mild indigestion, nausea, bloating, occasional reflux.
Rashes, dry skin, mild irritation, simple cuts.
General questions about over-the-counter use and interactions.
Lifestyle, hydration, sleep and everyday wellness questions.
AmaCare decides whether your symptoms are suitable for self-care or need a clinician.
Adults only. AmaCare is for adult users asking about their own health. It is not intended for children or for advice about another person.
AmaCare is designed to support safe health triage. It does not provide guaranteed diagnoses or replace medical care. If symptoms may be serious, AmaCare will advise urgent medical attention.
Call 112 now if you have chest pain, severe trouble breathing, fainting, stroke symptoms, severe bleeding, poisoning or overdose, severe allergic reaction, or feel in immediate danger.
Call 112You don't request a doctor yourself. AmaCare reviews your concern first and decides if it should be escalated. AmaCare may recommend speaking to an AmaCare doctor if symptoms are worsening, unusual, persistent, high-risk, or not suitable for AI-only guidance — and will prompt you in chat to reply Speak to Amacare doctor.
Decided in chat by AmaCareAmaCare provides general health information and triage support. AmaCare does not provide a guaranteed diagnosis, does not replace emergency services, and does not replace consultation with a registered healthcare professional. In an emergency, call 112 immediately or go to the nearest emergency unit.
To provide guidance, AmaCare may process information you share, including your basic health profile and chat messages. This information is used to provide symptom guidance, triage, and doctor escalation where needed.
Questions about the service, partnerships, or business verification? We'd love to hear from you.
Reminder: AmaCare is not an emergency service. For emergencies in South Africa, call 112.