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Praekelt.org and WhatsApp’s Enterprise Solution is changing the face of social impact globally
WhatsApp recently launched their Business API, their way of supporting businesses that require more powerful tools to communicate with their customers. WhatsApp being the chat application with the largest global reach, with more than 1.8bn users, mostly in developing countries,…
How beverages, beer, and ice cream can improve access to life-saving medicines in Africa
If you can get a Coca-Cola – and many other products – nearly anywhere in Africa, why are medicines not regularly available to patients? This was the question posed by Trip Allport, managing director of the Africa Resource Centre (ARC)…
How IoT is on the cusp of revolutionising healthcare
Internet of Things (IoT) technology is on the rise both at home and in the workplace, and will soon significantly impact and empower the way we live and work. Such solutions have arguably made a bigger splash in the consumer…
NECSA to grow nuclear medicine business through global partnership
The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (NECSA) and Rosatom Healthcare, the healthcare division of Russian state owned nuclear corporation Rosatom, on Thursday signed an agreement on cooperation in the sphere of non-power related uses of nuclear technology on the sidelines…
Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia: Acting early to prevent humanitarian emergencies
Intervening early in countries predicted to be hit by natural disasters can prevent threats from becoming humanitarian emergencies, or can mitigate their impacts, according to a new report released by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today. For every…
The evolution of the claims handling process: From paper to proactive real-time systems
Technology has come a long way in terms of the efficiency in handling healthcare claims since the early 1990s. Through the development of specific coding systems and ever more advanced rules engines and algorithms, artificial intelligence and human clinical expertise…
Europe and Commonwealth collaborate to bring digital health on international scale
The European Connected Health Alliance (ECHAlliance) and the Commonwealth Centre for Digital Health (CWCDH) announce a strategic partnership to accelerate and drive the international deployment of digital health at scale, facilitate greater collaboration for international digital health projects and create…
Artificial Intelligence is solving African healthcare challenges
Speaking at the recent SAPICS Conference in Cape Town, Dull revealed how AI in the form of IBM Watson is being used to aid decision making in public health supply chains in developing countries and improve patients’ access to life-saving…
Belt tightening practices could wreck long term health
Belt tightening has become common practice for anxious South African consumers who have, again, been accosted with warnings of steep food price increases. The situation is grim for homes but the bigger threat of food insecurity is lurking in the…
New vaccine against rotavirus launched in Uganda
The Government of Uganda has today launched a new rotavirus vaccine to protect under five-year-old children from diarrhoea. The vaccine, which will be available for free in health facilities throughout the country, is the 11th vaccine to be added into…
How to use artificial intelligence in healthcare while protecting privacy
Technological advancements in health IT have created tremendous possibility for improved efficiency and better interoperability, empowering patients to play a more dynamic role in their healthcare. Increased access to data that can predict health outcomes, and more effective analytical capabilities…
African Technology startups showcase Innovative Healthcare Solutions at VivaTech in France
Pharmaceutical company, Sanofi’s Afric@Tech initiative – which was created as a part of the recent Viva Technology event in Paris, France, took place this May 2018 with its overall winner emanating from South Africa. Aligned to Sanofi’s objective of accelerating…
IFAD Vice-President in Kenya to promote innovations for rural transformation
Cornelia Richter, Vice-President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), concluded a five-day visit to Kenya where she met with Deputy President William Ruto and other high-ranking government officials to discuss expanding successful rural development investments to include stronger links…
Innovative hazardous waste management system launched in South Africa
Healthcare institutions have a legal duty to ensure that their hazardous waste is managed responsibly. As stipulated in the Proposed National Health Care Risk Waste Management Regulations (2018), the person in charge of a health establishment must ensure that health…
Ethiopia and Netherlands to build Ethiopia’s first specialised Cardiac Centre
Royal Philips, a global leader in health technology, and the governments of Ethiopia and the Netherlands, today signed a seven-year agreement to build Ethiopia’s first specialised Cardiac Care Centre to address the critical shortage of cardiology services in Ethiopia. Under…
Technology leads the future of healthcare on the continent
Technology is shaping the way we experience healthcare. From electronic medical records and patient self-tracking to informatics and minimally invasive procedures, healthcare is getting more and more high-tech… and nurses in Africa are at the forefront of using innovative solutions…
