Sri Ramakrishna Hospital introduces chatbot for breast cancer awareness
The Hindu
Users can interact in English and Tamil
To raise awareness on breast cancer, Sri Ramakrishna Institute of Oncology and Research (SRIOR) launched a chatbot here on Friday.
A press release said that the ‘Pink Bot’ was launched at Sri Ramakrishna Multispecialty Hospital to mark the Breast Cancer Awareness Month of October. Available in English and Tamil, the chatbot is integrated with WhatsApp messaging application and users can start interacting by sending a ‘Hi’ message on WhatsApp number 97397 38558.
The ‘Pink Bot’ will provide information ranging from basic queries on breast cancer to various treatment options, the release said. Apart from text messages, the chatbot will also provide an option to the users to play the messages in audio format.