Kenya's healthcare system faces numerous challenges, including limited access to specialists, uneven distribution of resources and inadequate infrastructure. However, emerging…
Technological transformation has been advocated for a sweeping technological transformation to confront the critical healthcare issues plaguing Africa. The Minister…
By: Jackie Opara [LAGOS] Artificial Intelligence (AI) could emerge as a potent remedy for long-standing challenges in Africa’s health care…
The African Development Bank Group has entered into an agreement with the HealthTech Hub Africa to support the development of…
Dawa Mkononi, a B2B pharmaceutical firm based in Tanzania, focused on using innovation to improve the supply chain has received…
Villgro Africa is an incubator that offers funding and technical assistance primarily to healthcare startups across the African continent. Over…
Preggify launches app to provide access to ante and postnatal care to pregnant women in Africa on the go. Africa…
A pioneering programme which is bringing affordable, reliable and portable diagnostics for multiple diseases to sub-Saharan Africa is set to…
FuturizeU aims to help early-stage startups with healthcare-focused innovations go from prototype to market launch. We help you refine the…
The Smart Healthcare Solutions Market encompasses a wide range of innovative technologies and digital solutions aimed at improving the delivery of…
It could be the shopping trip that saves your life: supermarket trolleys are helping to diagnose atrial fibrillation which can…
New research by Cardiff University has found that smartwatches could help predict who is likely to develop Parkinson's disease, up…
Virtual care is becoming a mainstay of healthcare in South Africa, especially as it relates to telehealth or telemedicine –…
Kenya’s healthcare sector is the scene of innovative and promising change. The country is on a mission to revitalize and…
The Global Health and Infectious Diseases Research Group (GHID) at the Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR)…
The “Dakar Health Tech Hub Summit,” the conference will be held under the overarching theme of “Fast-tracking Innovations in the…
For dermatology patients of African descent globally, this is the vision and promise of this tripartite collaboration initiated by Uburu…
Viebeg Technologies a venture capital-backed Health Tech company is using technologies to predict medical supplies. Drug stock-outs and shortage of…
Telemedicine holds immense potential to enhance health education and literacy. My own experiences are proof that, by leveraging the power…
Crohn’s disease affects four million people worldwide. The condition causes debilitating symptoms such as chronic fatigue, diarrhoea, abdominal pain, weight loss and…
The sudden rise of artificial intelligence (AI) brings back memories of past trends like the “turbo” era in the 1980s.…
MYDAWA is Kenya's all-in-one health platform providing users direct access to highly qualified medical professionals as well as access to…
Berry Health has secured $1.6 million in a pre-seed funding round to expand its healthcare services The funding was co-led…
Many people in Africa lack adequate access to healthcare. How are local innovators changing this? Digital health and developments in…
EASE ®’s innovative pay-per-use program will enable HTS to pay for the installation and use of a new Siemens Magnetom…
The metaverse is essentially a cumulation of many enabling technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality, quantum computing, and the…
AI for Health is a hybrid program dedicated to supporting high-potential startups using AI technology to grow and innovate responsibly…
The use of digital health in primary health care in Sub-Saharan Africa has clear potential but challenges. Imperial College London’s Institute…
African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation receives strong endorsement at AfDB Annual Meetings in Sharm El-Sheikh. During a presentation on the first…
By Dr. Serigne Gueye Diop Sub-Saharan Africa has an especially urgent need to strengthen surgical care systems. Surgery has long…
NIGCOMHEALTH is a telehealth service platform enabling Nigerians to conveniently book appointments, seek medical advice, and consult with healthcare professionals…
AI-powered chatbot to help South Africans living with diabetes better manage their condition. One in nine South Africans is affected…
MyhealthXP is an on-demand healthcare application developed to create a seamless and innovative approach to healthcare delivery in Africa. The…
Eagle Intelligent Health launched the Telehealth app in South Africa to connect local skilled doctors and specialists with individuals in…
E-scripting minimises the potential for human error in interpreting handwritten prescriptions or delays with physically moving paper scripts to wherever…
Diabetes technologies help people with diabetes manage blood glucose levels, stave off complications, reduce the burden of living with diabetes,…
The Africa Health Innovation Hub is the latest in the global A. Catalyst Network(https://apo-opa.info/3zUAl3b), a connected array of over 20 hubs…
ClinicPesa gives customers access to healthcare financing. It ensures that people save and use their savings to obtain affordable healthcare.…
Scientists are developing a low-cost smart textile sensor for early detection of tuberculosis in people and cattle which they hope…
Genes also relate to a much broader range of physical capabilities and traits, such as how you absorb nutrients, which…
DoctorAI is using artificial intelligence (AI) to help healthcare providers reduce the mortality and morbidity associated with medical errors and…
. The Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and mobile industry association the GSMA have signed a…
The U-Image wireless ultrasound device was developed by Dr Chad Marthinussen, a medical doctor, and his team after realising the…
Rwanda has been grappling with the accessibility and affordability of healthcare while facing ever-rising levels of chronic disease and severe…
Oncomate is an App designed for daily use that provides cancer patients on Pfizer therapies with content on lifestyle tips,…
One of the challenges associated with implementing new medical technologies is that it can be difficult to get buy-in from…
The healthcare workforce is constantly evolving and changing. With new medical technologies being developed all the time, thanks to the med-tech…
The telemedicine hub addresses the gap created by the shortage of healthcare workers in the state. In a speech at…
Africa's tech hubs have grown to a new record of 643 across the continent providing the backbone of Africa’s tech…
Healthcare in developing African countries is being jeopardised because pharmacists must often take on the job of supply chain planning,…
The World Health Organization (WHO) expanded its efforts to combat the pandemic by offering mRNA technology to five more countries as part…
AfyaRekod launched the fully automated Universal Patient Portal – a block-chain driven technology that will transform the face of patient…
mPharma, a pan-African healthcare technology company, has launched a new customer-centric product, Facility Insights, on its proprietary data management and…
African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation has been created to support healthcare in Africa The foundation will aim to boost Africa’s access…
By: Ranjit Devraj [NEW DELHI] Better access to antibiotics and antiviral medicines could slow down the spread of drug resistance…
Dokpam technology has announced that it shall be launching an application that allows a patient to access a doctor everywhere…
Adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa have the highest rate of unplanned pregnancies. Almost half (46%) of these unintended pregnancies among adolescents end…
Innovative technology solutions for primary care exist in South Africa. Phukulisa Health Solutions, for example, offers a platform that mimics a…
Barbara Jacquelyn Sahakian, University of Cambridge; Christelle Langley, University of Cambridge; Jianfeng Feng, Fudan University, and Wei Cheng, Fudan University…
Gina Rippon, Aston University Along with just about every other aspect of real or imagined differences between the sexes, the…
Bal Iryna/Shutterstock Naeem Ramzan, University of the West of Scotland; Gabriel Okolo, University of the West of Scotland, and Stamos…
[NAIROBI] A project equipping researchers with cheap and accessible methods for studying genetic materials of large collections of bacteria that…
By: Francis Kokutse [ACCRA] Telemedicine should be used to increase access to routine care delivered to expectant mothers from the time they conceive…
Most of the challenges to improved healthcare are not only manpower but healthcare technology solutions. The patient demography is changing…
The mRNA technology is not only for COVID-19, we hope it can be adapted to help us in the fight…
Africa Health Holdings, a healthcare startup running several hospitals, has secured $18 million in a Series A round, funds that…
DrugStoc, Nigeria-based healthtech is looking to solve the nation’s poor drug supply chain problem. Founded in 2015 by Chibuzor Opara and Adham Yehia,…
Insightiv Technologies, a Rwandan company, won the inaugural competition for African health start-ups and will receive a financial prize and…
EyeArt® AI System helping enable the detection of the onset of diabetic retinopathy as early as possible is launched in South…
A South African-born financial services technology company has won a Southeast Asian award for its artificial intelligence (AI) system that…
Telehealth app from Remote Doctors 4 Africa will not only bring digital healthcare to rural communities in Africa but has…
Albert J.R. Heck, Utrecht University Every person appears to have a unique immune system. My colleagues and I discovered this…
Justine Ina Davies, University of Birmingham; David Flood, University of Michigan; Jennifer Manne-Goehler, Harvard University, and Sanjay Basu, Harvard Medical…
LaFiya TeleHealth is an m-health startup with a mission to provide affordable healthcare access to the uninsured and underserved anytime…
Quro Medical comes out with hospital-at-home service .Health tech startup Quro Medical is trying to scale alternative models for African healthcare starting…
Innovative technologies are accelerating access to healthcare everywhere, but we must ensure that they are readily available in all health…
A South African consortium and partners from COVAX, are working to set-up a technology transfer hub for mRNA vaccines in South Africa…
Tanzania has launched Mobile health facilities that are aimed multiplying efforts in the fight against TB.Dr. Gwajima received five mobile…
Smartphone app that can accurately extract information about a person’s blood hemoglobin content from a photo of the inner eyelid…
Orange has teamed up with insurance firm AXA Assurance Maroc to buy a majority stake in DabaDoc, a Moroccan digital…
Digital innovation is vital for the advancement of African economies and their health services, but to make this possible certain…
Henley Business School Africa will present the first class in a progressive, brand-new course that addresses both the realities of…
Vodafone PLC (LON:VOD) announced mVacciNation mobile platform will be used to manage vaccination appointments and stock availability across up to…
Telemedicine is defined broadly by the WHO as the delivery of healthcare services at a distance using electronic means for…
Mobile X-ray project aims to find those people who do not present at health facilities and who may have TB…
By: Sam Otieno [NAIROBI] The lack of prioritisation of digital innovations in health systems could make it difficult for Africa…
Nigerian payments service provider CoralPay is in discussions with telecoms companies to extend access to health insurance by mobile phone. Talks are…
The Portacount Respirator Fit Tester is a device that will allow healthcare workers identify whether their personal protective equipment (PPE) fits properly,…
E-health in Africa involves a lot of moving pieces. How can Africa maintain this momentum? Buy-in from the public and…
mPharma has partnered Belayab Pharmaceuticals to launch Haltons Pharmacies via a franchise agreement in Ethiopia, making the country mPharma’s sixth…
Zuri Health has launched its mobile app, it aims to provide certified, affordable and accessible healthcare solutions via mobile. Zuri…
Dawi is currently integrating a telemedicine offering into its services. “Telemedicine has been a buzzword since the Covid crisis started,”…
Nowhere is better positioned to benefit from the digital revolution in healthcare than Africa, where technology can help tackle the…
SAP and Converge Solutions deliver powerful healthcare solutions for African hospitals. Converge’s SAP solution is Fresenius Medical Care, which has…
CareConnect, a non-profit organisation founded by some of the largest medical insurance administrators and hospital groups in South Africa, has…
Tanzania is well placed to reap the benefits of m-health initiatives. In recent years, the evolution of digital technology has…
Kenyan startup Zuri Health has expanded its operations into Senegal via a partnership with telecoms firm Expresso Senegal. Disrupt Africa…
54gene is one of the most exciting and innovative startups to come out of Nigeria and Africa in recent times.…
Medikea, a Tanzania-based online healthcare marketplace, has launched a platform that enables patients to book doctor appointments at their preferred…
One of Africa’s most technologically ambitious countries is embracing the advantages provided by modern telehealth techniques and rolling them out…
Health systems in Africa hit hard by Covid-19. A sharp decline in five key essential services in 14 African countries…
MediVic has made its debut in the local telemedicine space. The app has been launched by South African company MediVic Hub,…
SA healthtech startup has just launched its virtual healthcare booking app Ollie Health provides access to several healthcare professionals across…
Many low- and middle-income countries, such as Malawi, continue to experience high child mortality rates. Most of these deaths are…
Vula Mobile, winner in the ‘Best Health App’ category of the 2019 MTN Business App of the Year Awards, has…
Digital registry database for Sickle Cell Disease patients in Uganda has been launched . Stakeholders in the fight against Sickle…
COVID-19 is a change agent. Prior to the outbreak of corona-virus disease (COVID-19) been declared a Public Health Emergency of…
Use of technologies could enhance healthcare in Africa if they are adopted . Over the past few decades, there have…
African countries have the advantage of being able to adopt the most recent information technologies without having to adapt them…
South Africans are now able to enjoy video consultations with qualified health professionals, thanks to an innovative market offering by…
mDex is a smartphone based, low cost, reusable, near instant point of care diagnostic tool aimed at increasing access to…
Healthcare insurance in Uganda: Those seeking healthcare under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) that is being discussed in parliament…
The world might be facing uncertainties when it comes to the global economy due to the effects of the novel…
By: Elna Schütz [JOHANNESBURG] South Africa has begun collecting data on cancer directly from patients for the first time, to…
he East African Community (EAC) Secretary GeneralHon (Dr). Peter Mathuki has said that strong digital systems are the key to…
Tanzanian startup LyfPlus is offering affordable and convenient telemedicine services through its proprietary platform, working with specialist doctors and health…
The Futurize HealthTech Summit, a joint initiative by Futurize and AstraZeneca under the A.Catalyst Network, concluded this week, signaling a…