Pilot version · Democratic Republic of the Congo

A question about Ebola? Ask Ada.

An answer straight away, in your language. Free, even with a weak connection.

AAda
Automated assistant · does not replace a health worker
Hello, I am Ada. I answer your questions about Ebola from the fact sheets of this service. Write your question below.
Français · English · Kiswahili · Lingála · Kikongo · Tshiluba

What you can do

The app opens in the phone browser and installs on the home screen, without going through an app store.

Ask Ada a question

Ada answers straight away, from the fact sheets of the service. If she does not have the answer, the question is passed on to an agent.

Read the fact sheets offline

The signs, how to protect yourself, what to do if someone close is sick: the illustrated fact sheets stay readable without mobile data.

Get alerts by SMS

Register your number and your area: you only receive the alerts that concern you.

Our commitments

An information service is only worth the trust people place in it.

  • Ada always introduces herself as a machine and does not replace a health worker.
  • She makes no diagnosis and recommends no medicine.
  • She answers only from the fact sheets of the service, which show their sources, and says clearly when she does not know.
  • No patient name is recorded.
  • The service is free for the population.

Languages

The aim is to serve everyone in their language: the four national languages, French and English.

Translations into the national languages are being reviewed by native speakers.

For response partners

Sango ya Ebola listens as much as it informs. Every question received helps to understand what people think, fear and hear.

Rumour tracking

Questions are sorted by topic and by type: request for information, rumour or urgent situation.

Your messages, your content

Every piece of content is validated before publication, and the log keeps track of who did what.

Targeted alerts

An SMS can go to all subscribers, to women, to men, to a province, a territory or a city.