Nigeria: Lagos to host 1st Nigeria e-health summit
Lagos State is expected to host the first Nigeria e-health summit slated f for 12th of September, 2013 at the Eko Hotel, Lagos.Health Minister, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu and his Communication…
Nigeria:Laboratory accreditation imperative for strengthening laboratory systems
One of the highly anticipated topics at Medic West Africa is the issue of laboratory accreditation and its importance in strengthening laboratory systems in Nigeria. Air Commodore, Commanding Officer, 445…
South Africa: Proving that mobile can revolutionise healthcare
By BiztechAfrica: A mobile health initiative now being expanded across numerous rural clinics in South Africa’s Eastern Cape Province underlines the positive impact mobile can have on healthcare.
Uganda : Academics, healthcare experts to roll out cervical cancer screening
Academics and healthcare professionals from Manchester and London will travel to Uganda this week (6 August) to push on with ambitious plans to try to help the country’s Ministry of…
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, has doubled within a decade, reaching a value of about…
Nigeria: How to bridge health research gaps
Reports Sade Oguntola(Nigeria Tribune): Strategic Research and Management (STREAM) Insight is imperative in accessing customer satisfaction and providing in-depth analytics. Mr Adewale Opawale, the Executive Director of STREAM Insight, said…
Uganda:Philips provides ultrasound technology for rural women
By RACHEAL NINSIIMA Royal Philips, a Netherlands- based health company focused on improving people’s lives through meaningful innovation, recently showcased how cost-effective ultrasound technology that can reduce maternal mortality in…
mHealth initiatives making a difference
By Greg Slabodkin: Mobile healthcare neither replaces nor displaces health providers but enables and enhances their practices, according to an article in the Online Journal of Nursing Informatics. The authors…
Rwanda: Oklahoma Hospitals to Cooperate With Rwandan Health Ministry
: A team of 27 people from the City of Oklahoma – Mercy Hospitals – is in the country to assess possible cooperation between the Hospital and four leading Rwandan…
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 a reliable blood test is attractive. Even better would be…