Transform a life-saving healthcare tool into a world-class interactive experience
Zoëlife is an organisation focused on bringing wholeness to children, youth and families. To achieve this, they develop tools that fill systemic gaps and enhance support networks. The KidzAlive Talk Tool, produced in partnership with Qualcomm, is one such tool.
Originally a paper-based healthcare tool developed by Zoëlife and endorsed by the South African National Department of Health, our digital recreation of the Talk Tool is a part of the wider KidzAlive Mobilized drive. The adoption of wireless technology is a means to overcome the social and structural barriers attached to HIV testing and support in South Africa.
Zoëlife selected PlusNarrative to digitise and animate this valuable storytelling support tool. This created a world-class interactive experience which caters for rich child input, all-encompassing healthcare worker feedback systems, and comprehensive medical monitoring through ethical and private data accumulation.
The Talk Tool app connects the child, parent or care-giver, and health-care workers on a level of mutual understanding.
The Talk Tool app connects the child, parent or care-giver, and health-care workers on a level of mutual understanding, through a story told by a recognisable crew of characters relatable to children.
The interactive games offered on the App increased children’s retention of information and led to a safer, more positive grasp of their HIV status.
After receiving training on the Talk Tool app, healthcare workers in Qualcomm’s pilot study reported a 62% increase in confidence and competence in providing age-appropriate, children-centered counseling, disclosure and care for HIV-exposed and -infected children.
By providing this unifying experience for all parties concerned the Talk Tool app is able to diminish the fear felt during testing and support processes, thereby improving the quality of life of at-risk children – and changing the future one life at a time.
