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Healthtech: Kenyan Startup Afya Rekod Partners with UK’s Medi-Science
The UK’s Medi-science International Limited and Kenya-based startup Afya Rekod have announced a strategic collaboration. According to an announcement, the collaboration will seek to transform healthcare delivery through decentralization and improved access to personal health data in Africa and Europe.…
Why the Healthcare Sector Must Prioritise Modern Data Protection
The pandemic has put a significant strain on all industry sectors none more so than in healthcare where there was a need to adopt more data-driven planning and decision-making at lightning speed. At a time when expanding remote care, telemedicine,…
African Union Unveils New Digital Vaccination Platforms
The African Union launched two main flagship initiatives at the Boma 2022 event: the African Vaccine Passport and eHealth backbone and a digital platform for accelerating the implementation of the AfCFTA. The African Vaccine Passport allows every African Union citizen to…
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Standard Bank Turns Tail on Vaccine Mandate Firings
One of South Africa’s largest banking groups, Standard Bank, has done away with its mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy for its employees. This is after the bank has reportedly already dismissed 40 employees and placed others on “Special Leave” for refusing…
Kenya HealthTech Company Launches Universal Patient Portal
Kenya-based HealthTech company AfyaRekod launched a fully automated Universal Patient Portal, built on blockchain technology. Through a centralized platform patients and the medical professionals treating them will have real-time access to their health data and medical history not only ensuring effective…
AfroCentric Group Launches New Digital Wellness Platform
The AfroCentric Group, a JSE-listed company, has launched AMP, a new digital wellness platform designed to integrate into medical schemes’ existing member apps. AMP forms part of AfroCentric Group subsidiary Medscheme’s Integrated Smart Solutions and brings it a step closer…
Healthtech Company Launches Data-driven Insights Platform for Pharmacies in Ghana
mPharma, a healthcare technology company, has launched a new customer-centric product, Facility Insights, on its proprietary data management and pharmacy transformation tool, Bloom. The product will provide Pharmacy owners with tailored data-driven pharmacy insights to solve operational problems and make…
AfDB Approves Establishment of the African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation
The African Development Bank’s (AfDB) Board of Directors has approved the establishment of the African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation, a new groundbreaking institution that will significantly enhance Africa’s access to the technologies that underpin the manufacture of medicines, vaccines, and other…
Health Cabinet Secretary Calls for More Investment in Health-tech in Kenya
Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe is calling for more investments in research and new innovations to better deal with current and emerging health concerns. Addressing the summit on malaria and neglected tropical diseases in Kigali, the health CS made a…
Rwanda Breaks Ground on Africa’s First mRNA Vaccine Factory
German vaccine manufacturer BioNTech and the Rwandan government have offically begun construction on Africa’s first mRNA vaccine factory in Kigali, the country’s capital. The announcement came on Thursday. The African continent is the world’s least vaccinated region against COVID-19, with…
SA Startup Root Teams Up with Andela & Momentum Health
Cape Town-based startup Root, which builds infrastructure for the digital insurance economy, is partnering with one of Africa’s top startups Andela, a global network for remote technologists founded in Nigeria, and financial services company Momentum Health Solutions, to offer healthcare…
Orange Launches E-Health Platform in Côte d’Ivoire
Orange Telecom, the French, pan-African telecommunications Group has partnered with Moroccan e-health startup DabaDoc to launch the Orange Santé (“Orange Health”) platform in Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa. Orange Santé is a platform dedicated to the health ecosystem in Africa which…
COVID-19 Deaths in Africa Fall by Nearly 94% in 2022 says WHO
COVID-19 deaths in the African region are expected to decline by almost 94% in 2022, compared with 2021 which was the pandemic’s most lethal year, a new modelling by World Health Organization (WHO) finds. This comes while cases are estimated…
Ransomware Attacks on Healthcare Organizations Increased 94%, According to Sophos
Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, has published a new sectoral survey report, “The State of Ransomware in Healthcare 2022.” The findings reveal a 94% increase in ransomware attacks on the organizations surveyed in this sector. In 2021, 66%…
Zuri Health Chalks Up $1.3-Million to Expand Across Africa
Kenyan-based health tech startup offering mobile-based healthcare has received $1.3-million funding to expand across Africa. The digital healthcare company has completed a funding round attracting investment from DOB Equity, Launch Africa, and Founders Factory Africa to expand across Africa. Zuri…
The Opportunities of Healthcare in the Metaverse World
There is no shortage of transformational ideas for healthcare in the metaverse, from using Blockchain technology to properly ‘owning’ and effectively managing and sharing medical records to the birthing of a ‘digital twin’ not just for the moment, but also…
