South Africa: New technology to diagnose TB in north west hospitals
Hospitals in the South Africa North West province have been fitted with Gene Xpert for quick diagnose of Tuberculosis (TB). The Gene Xpert is a new test for tuberculosis. It…
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 an alarming number of people are developing type 2 diabetes…
Teleradiology Platform RADSpa Expands its Africa Presence
By AHIN: Telerad Tech, the technology arm of Teleradiology Solutions has made medical practices accessible in Africa thanks to a unique radiology workflow system- RADSpa which can improve the overall…
What the British healthcare system could learn from Rwanda
By FRANCIS PHILLIPS(catholicherald): Given the appalling genocide in Rwanda in 1994, the statistics of the country’s turn-around in health are truly good news. Given that bad news is the traditional…
South Africa leads in mHealth
By: Cadine Pillay: South Africa is leading the way in mobile health or mHealth – the practice of medicine and public health with the use of mobile devices – and…
Ghana hosts first African meeting on strengthening health systems
A two-day African Regional meeting aimed at discussing ways of strengthening health systems through quality improvement, to make patient care more effective and efficient, was opened in Accra on Monday.…
Nigeria: IVF, open heart surgery our priorities -LUTH CMD
Nigerian Tribune: Part of the missions and objectives of LUTH is to provide quality health services using highly skilled manpower and deploying technology to ensure safety of patients and ensuring…
Jeffery Sachs announces healthcare initiative to train 1 million health workers for rural Africa
By RYOT Staff, (RYOT News) : Across sub-Saharan Africa, community health workers using mobile phones and broadband access to sophisticated medical resources are delivering health care to where it is…
Nigeria: Health Ministry Moves to Save One Million Lives
BY PATRICK UGEH (THIS DAY,Nigeria): In a bid to facilitate the attainment of saving one million pregnant women and children from those who usually die during childbirth, the Nigeria Federal…
Africa: PATH MVI and Inovio Pharmaceuticals Partner to Accelerate Development of Malaria Vaccines and Innovative Delivery Technologies
PRESS RELEASE: The PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative (MVI) and Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE MKT: INO) today announced a follow-on collaboration to advance malaria vaccine development and new vaccination delivery technologies.…