mHealth

Kenyan e-health startup MyHealth Africa raises $1m for expansion

MyHealth Africa has raised a US$1 million round of seed funding to fuel its expansion across Africa and beyond. MyHealth…

1 year ago

Dokpam technology launching an application that allows a patient to access via smart devices

Dokpam technology has announced that it shall be launching an application that allows a patient to access a doctor everywhere…

2 years ago

Using cellphones to deliver health services to teens: a sub-Saharan Africa review

Adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa have the highest rate of unplanned pregnancies. Almost half (46%) of these unintended pregnancies among adolescents end…

2 years ago

How technology can bridge the multiple gaps in providing quality healthcare

Innovative technology solutions for primary care exist in South Africa. Phukulisa Health Solutions, for example, offers a platform that mimics a…

2 years ago

Tanzania is well placed to reap the benefits of m-health initiatives

Tanzania is well placed to reap the benefits of m-health initiatives. In recent years, the evolution of digital technology has…

3 years ago

Understanding healthtech growth in Africa

The world might be facing uncertainties when it comes to the global economy due to the effects of the novel…

4 years ago

Mobile health services can help in rural Ghana if they have the human touch

The International Labour Organisation estimated in 2015 that 56% of people living in rural areas worldwide do not have access…

4 years ago

Funding Africa’s mHealth innovators only half solution

By Laura Owings Despite increasing use of mobile technologies in African healthcare, key challenges remain, writes Laura Owings.As a community…

5 years ago

Ghana: A huge success for Ghana’s first medical call center

Another mhealth success has been recorded in Ghana. Vodafone’s Healthline 255, the first medical phone service in the sub-region is…

10 years ago

mhealth alliance base moving to Africa

By AHIN: The mHealth Alliance plans to shift its base of operations in 2014 from the United Nations Foundation in…

10 years ago