Securing mobile working in healthcare

Dramatic developments in digital technologies have fuelled the growth and need for a mobile workforce, with the number of mobile workers predicted to climb to 1,87-billion by 2022 – accounting for almost half (42,5%) of the global workforce. By Ronald Ravel,...

Managing laboratory information during the pandemic

When the Centre for Proteomic & Genomic Research (CPGR) realised that there was an emergent testing shortfall for Covid-19 in March this year, the organisation sought to create a solution that would be suitable for rapid production and rollout in South Africa....

Transforming mobile working in healthcare

Technology is continually transforming the way people work across a diverse range of industries, with the number of mobile workers predicted to climb from 1,45-billion in 2016 to 1,87-billion by 2022 – accounting for 42,5% of the global workforce. By Ronald Ravel,...

Tech refresh underpins Goodbye Malaria’s expanding efforts

While preventable and curable, malaria ranks as one of the most severe public health issues across the globe, and is a leading cause of death and disease in many developing countries, with young children and pregnant women being the most severely impacted groups. In...

AI is critical for quality healthcare

Artificial intelligence (AI) has already had a significant impact on every industry sector where it has been adopted. By Henry Adams, country manager of InterSystems It is especially in healthcare where the technology has become critically important in not only...

SA lags in attaining the gold standard in healthcare

Various benchmarking and standards frameworks has resulted in the creation of the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill, aimed at achieving specific strategic objectives in the delivery of healthcare. As an adjunct to this, technology plays a major role in enabling...