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Why the healthcare sector must prioritise modern data protection

The pandemic has put a significant strain on all industry sectors none more so than in healthcare where there was a...

Cape Town hospital uses most advanced surgical robot in Africa

A surgical team led by Dr Tim Forgan, at Tygerberg public hospital in Cape Town, South Africa, is using the da...

Kenyan HealthTech AfyaRekod launches blockchain powered Universal Patient Portal

Kenya based HealthTech company AfyaRekod, has launched a fully automated first of its kind Universal Patient Portal, built on the blockchain technology...

AfDB commits $3 billion for African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation set up

The African Development Bank, has announced the approval of the establishment of the African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation, a new institution that...

Wearing face masks no longer a requirement in South Africa

South Africans are no longer required to wear face masks in public places. This follows the passage of the fifth wave...

World Bank rubber-stamps $480 million loan for South Africa’s vaccine procurement

South Africa's National Treasury has announced the approval of a ZAR7.6 billion ($480 million) low-interest loan from the World Bank, for...

Orange, DabaDoc launch African e-health platform

Orange, in partnership with Moroccan health start-up DabaDoc, has developed and launched the Orange Santé (Orange Healthcare) platform, for use by...

AI breakthrough for HIV patients in Sub-Saharan Africa

Health technology innovators Vantage Health Technologies and the Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN), have made a breakthrough by using artificial...

Why the healthcare industry should strengthen its cybersecurity

The Covid-19 pandemic fast-tracked digital transformation in the South African healthcare system, but this overnight evolution may have left infrastructures and...

Dis-Chem partners Clickatell to launch WhatsApp platform

Chat Commerce firm Clickatell, has been selected by leading South African retailer, Dis-Chem Pharmacies, to enable WhatsApp as its customer communication...

South Africa launches its first health information exchange

History has been made as South Africa’s private health sector has launched the country’s first industry-wide Health Information Exchange (CareConnect HIE).

Altron HealthTech and Market MX usher in a new era of proactive healthcare

Altron HealthTech and Market MX have launched an innovative solution into the healthcare market that enables medical...

Healthcare industry in early stages of multicloud adoption – report

Research has shown that healthcare organisations appear to be in the early phases of cloud adoption and behind the cross-industry global...

Tymebank ventures into low cost medical insurance

South Africa’s fast growing digital bank TymeBank, has partnered with National HealthCare Group to bring low cost medical insurance to consumers.

Uganda’s Rocket Health secures $5 million to extend telemedicine services across Africa

Uganda’s healthtech startup Rocket Health, has raised $5 million Series A funding to help the firm scale its integrated digital health...

Moderna to build $500 million mRNA vaccine plant in Kenya

Facility to manufacture drug substance with opportunity for fill/finish and packaging capabilitiesModerna investing up to $500 million to produce up to 500...

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