SA healthtech start-up celebrates nurse heroes

South Africa is brimming with stories of nurses going the extra mile, working longer hours than expected, and selflessly dedicating themselves to their patients week after week. In recognition of these unsung heroes, South African health tech start-up AfriNurse is...

CPR via video call could save a life

A new digitally-enabled life-saving service puts callers phoning from the scene of a medical emergency face-to-face with trained Netcare 911 emergency healthcare providers to demonstrate and guide them through the cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) technique until...

SA digital health start-up joins fight against HIV

World Aids Day is today (1 December) and South Africa is once again focusing on one of its biggest challenges. While many strategies are being pursued to manage the HIV pandemic, one of the major barriers to success is that too many South Africans struggle to access...

Homegrown AI health solution wins international award

A South African-born financial services technology company has won a Southeast Asian award for its artificial intelligence (AI) system that is designed to make healthcare more affordable and effective, answering to the needs of the future today. The Singapore...

Delivering an integrated digital health ecosystem to Africa

Remote Doctors 4 Africa, a start-up focused on the digital healthcare ecosystem, is launching a new telehealth app to address the lack of healthcare services in rural communities. Through the Remote Doctors 4 Africa app (RD4A), citizens in the remote corners of South...

App brings health care services to all

With the ever increasing cases of Covid-19 in the country, the Department of Health turned to mobile technology as a solution for improving critical access to healthcare in Gauteng. The solution came in the form of Mpilo, a healthcare app launched in 2019 by Vodacom...