South Africa steps up cancer data gathering
By: Elna Schütz South Africa has begun collecting data on cancer directly from patients for the first time, to help shape national cancer policies and resourcing. A lack of extensive…
Virtual care is becoming a mainstay of healthcare in South Africa
Virtual care is becoming a mainstay of healthcare in South Africa, especially as it relates to telehealth or telemedicine – meeting patients where they are. Given the interest in embedding…
AI-powered chatbot to improve diabetes health outcomes in SA
AI-powered chatbot to help South Africans living with diabetes better manage their condition. One in nine South Africans is affected by diabetes, which is also the number one killer of…
Telehealth app connect local skilled doctors with individuals in need of healthcare.
Eagle Intelligent Health launched the Telehealth app in South Africa to connect local skilled doctors and specialists with individuals in need of healthcare. Made possible through a partnership with MediBüddy,…
E-scripting takes healthcare forward
E-scripting minimises the potential for human error in interpreting handwritten prescriptions or delays with physically moving paper scripts to wherever they are needed around the hospital.” The Netcare e-scripting process…
CGM:Diabetes technologies help people with diabetes manage blood glucose levels
Diabetes technologies help people with diabetes manage blood glucose levels, stave off complications, reduce the burden of living with diabetes, and improve their quality of life. For many years, people…
How genetic testing can change healthcare in South Africa
Genes also relate to a much broader range of physical capabilities and traits, such as how you absorb nutrients, which sports you’ll perform better at, and even whether the medication…
The U-Image wireless ultrasound device to be widely available in South Africa
The U-Image wireless ultrasound device was developed by Dr Chad Marthinussen, a medical doctor, and his team after realising the limitations of ultrasound machinery in emergency departments in the Western…
Enhancing the healthcare needs of Africa through innovative technologies
Innov8 Group Holdings, a South African investment holdings company has embarked on a path to enhance the healthcare needs of Africa through technology, through its investment has announced its successful…
Importance of health data to drive underwriting efficiencies
Given the myriad of stakeholders along the healthcare journey – from doctors and pharmacists to nurses and hospitals, and health insurance – integrating the almost countless, disparate data sets to…