Jun 3, 2015
The printing industry is changing rapidly, delivering new features and technology to improve efficiencies and reduce costs. One sector where technology is changing the way users work is the medical industry, says Heinrich Pretorius, OKI Product Specialist at DCC....
Mar 3, 2015
The healthcare systems, from Electronic Health Record to medical devices, are more vulnerable than many of us realise. And the stakes are too high to ignore, says Perry Hutton, Fortinet Africa regional director. Today, the black market for patient data is up to twenty...
Jan 23, 2015
Some members of the private healthcare sector regard the introduction of National Health Insurance (NHI) a threat, but that should not be the case, says Dr Mangaliso Mahlaba, chief operating officer of Thebe Ya Bophelo Healthcare, South Africa’s foremost black-owned...
Jan 22, 2015
As technology has become more integrated with healthcare, consumers and medical professionals alike are adjusting to new ways of doing things. Emily Ross, director of private healthcare search engine WhatClinic.com, examines some of the trends to watch out for in the...
Dec 9, 2014
According to the World Health Organisation, sub-Saharan Africa is home to 12% of the world’s population yet shoulders the burden of 26% of the global disease burden. In 2014 Africa’s fragile health system has undergone enormous pressure with Ebola having killed...
Oct 9, 2014
The race is on. A few months ago, Apple set pulses racing with the launch of its new HealthKit application – a multi-purposing, data-aggregating hub for health and wellness data from multiple platforms, sensors and partners, says Martin Walshaw, senior engineer...
