Sunday, September 8, 2024
Applications are now open for the African Women in Digital Health (AWiDH) mentorship programme, designed to offer female digital health entrepreneurs who are nationals or residents of any African country the opportunity to access advice and guidance on developing health tech solutions that target underserved populations. Funded by Resolve to […]
A study recently published in the Africa Journal For Regulatory Affairs (AJFRA) has highlighted gaps in regulation for telemedicine and digital health in Ghana, pointing to an increased potential for malpractice and an “amplified” risk to patient privacy and data protection. Noting the “increasing reliance” on electronic health records (EHRs) […]
Software developer Intron Health has raised $1.6 million in pre-seed funding with the aim of developing clinical speech recognition technologies in developing countries, with initial focus on countries within Africa. Intron Health reports that its speech recognition platform is capable of identifying more than 200 accents, developed through a “robust […]
Endoscopy reporting software funded by the British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) has been implemented in Levy Mwanawasa University Teaching Hospital, Zambia, to support auditing and the uploading of information to electronic medical records. Nimzing Ladep, consultant hepatologist and software developer, and Mel MacCallum, endoscopy sister and international BSG committee chair […]
The Gauteng Department of Health (DoH) in South Africa has begun the process of digitising patient records within its public hospitals, setting a target for 800 million to be digitised over the next three years as a “minimum”. The initiative forms a part of the DoH’s wider aim to expedite […]
The Algerian Press Service has announced a collaboration between public startup accelerator Algeria Venture and Roche, a Swiss company specialising in diagnosis and biotechnology, to help boost Algerian startups in health and medical technology. The two parties signed a memorandum of agreement to offer support for startups by providing them […]
The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) and GE HealthCare have announced a collaboration aiming to provide mammography technology, training and educational tools to radiologists at Tanzania’s Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH) in order to ” improve access to screening and help clinicians lower the country’s breast cancer mortality rate”. As part […]
Ezdehar Management, a growth equity investor focusing on the Egyptian market, has announced that a $10 million investment in Yodawy, described as a “modern-day digital pharmacy, powered by technology, advanced fulfilment capabilities, and integrations with pharmacies, insurance companies, and healthcare providers”. According to the press release, the investment “falls within […]
An article published in Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence has explored knowledge, perceptions, and the current state of AI and machine learning (ML) in Nigerian healthcare. Findings show that the majority of Nigerian healthcare professionals report “good knowledge” on AI and ML, and that a significant majority felt that the use […]
Join us as we take an in-depth look at some of the progress, priorities and available research on digital health in South Africa. Priorities and progress for digital transformation in South Africa From the National Digital Health Strategy for South Africa, which runs until this year, priorities for digital health […]
