New app to encourage young Aussies to prioritise sexual health

Schoolies across the country is just around the corner, and a sexual health clinic is advising young Australians to get tested for STIs.

A new app developed by Stigma Health is offering online referrals and with a bulk-billing option, giving young Australians better access to a GP Australia wide.

This comes as one in 25 young people between 15 and 29 had chlamydia in 2021, and less than a third of those were diagnosed, spreading the condition further.

Image: Image by Shutterstock / supplied by Hyphen Health

Produced By: Eduardo Jordan

First aired on The Wire, Thursday 9 November 2023

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Thursday 9th of November, 2023

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