Sep 6, 2017
We live in an unprecedented era of technological innovation, writes Nivashini Narsiah, technology consulting principal director for health and public sector at Accenture in South Africa. Digital breakthroughs are empowering healthcare organisations to improve labour...
Jun 13, 2017
The delivery of healthcare services in Africa is under pressure to change, and no-one can be certain how the industry will evolve. What can be certain is that future trends will be driven by access to Big Data, to shape new models of care in driving innovative,...
May 31, 2017
There are three questions you should ask, according to Paul Williams, country manager: southern Africa at Fortinet In the all-out war for data, the healthcare industry is getting hit the hardest. Experian’s fourth annual 2017 Data Breach Industry Forecast states...
May 29, 2017
Increased spending on healthcare in the public and private sectors across the African continent has resulted in improved health indicators and life expectancies. “But the progress of this improvement is extremely slow and not commensurate with the increase in...
Mar 1, 2017
The security risks facing the healthcare sector have never before been so broad or so complex, reports Fortinet. “Thanks to digitisation across the sector, the advent of Internet of Things (IoT) and wearables, and the increasing sophistication of cyber...
Jan 20, 2017
Dr Wolfgang Mertz, chief technology officer: EMEA for healthcare, life sciences and HPC at Dell EMC Isilon, tells us that thealth sector is on the cusp of a step change that will see patients benefit from treatment that is more focused on the individual than ever...
