Global Health

Africa identified as the next frontier for healthcare sector

Over the past decade the global life sciences sector has experienced healthy growth. The world market for pharmaceuticals, for example,…

11 years ago

Open-Source Electronic Disease Surveillance Software Released

 By Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory: The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) and the Armed Forces Health…

11 years ago

DVD optics for on-the-spot HIV testing

By Tim Hayes: Early diagnosis of HIV infection is a key factor in subsequent treatment, so any new route to…

11 years ago

Zimbabwe Uses Technology to Improve Data Collection

By Wallace Mawire and Karanja Kinyanjui:  A project being implemented under a Global Fund grant will improve Zimbabwe's health information systems…

11 years ago

Global Health and Beyond 2015 Conference, Stockholm, Sweden

By Janine Ewen: This April, a remarkable conference was held involving people from many levels of practice and a variety…

11 years ago

Kenya: Using Technology to Save Lives At the Community Level

By Aude Galli: The extraordinarily rapid spread of mobile telephone use in Africa is nothing but remarkable. It was in…

11 years ago

Nigeria: Novo Nordisk launches a project for easier insulin access

 By AHIN: Novo Nordisk launches a new project to enhance the quality and accessibility of diabetes treatment in Nigeria, where…

11 years ago

4 Ways Mobile Technology Can Improve Care

By  Kathleen Roney: Mobile technology is popular. That in itself is not shocking. The adoption rate of mobile technology has…

12 years ago

Vodafone and Boston Scientific: Transforming Healthcare through Mobile Communications

Vodafone Global Enterprise - the business within Vodafone which manages the communications needs of its largest multinational customers - today…

12 years ago

Remote Care: How to Use Telemedicine

By Tammy Worth Telemedicine, the use of electronic communication to provide health care, has been relatively slow to catch on…

12 years ago