With offices all over the world, EPAM prides itself on its ability to take both a global and local—or “glocal”—mindset to its work. Because of this approach, we are dedicated to helping partners that have the same mission. That’s why we’re thrilled to partner with the United Nations Children’s Fund/Europe and Central Asia Regional Office (UNICEF ECARO) to grow its web-based chatbot HealthBuddy into a mobile app where users can access trusted information about COVID-19.
HealthBuddy combines the framework of EPAM’s customizable open source COVID Resistance app with UNICEF ECARO’s existing interactive web-based HealthBuddy chatbot app to create a one-stop destination that allows users to access trusted news sources, learn more about recommended protective and preventive behaviors, and receive exposure notifications to help public health authorities to manage the contact-tracing process as per World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines.