Tech enhances life-saving blood transfusion value chain

New technologies are reshaping the blood transfusion value chain to bring greater efficiency, traceability and consistency to this life-saving procedure. By Cameron Beveridge, regional director for southern Africa at SAP Blood transfusions are commonly used to provide...

Digital platforms could help reduce critical medical errors

Greater adoption of digital platforms and strengthening the digital healthcare ecosystem will significantly reduce medical and drug errors in both the private and public healthcare sectors, leading to improved patient outcomes and lower healthcare costs. Dr Yaseen...

Putting sustainability at the core of healthcare in Africa

The healthcare buildings we are designing and building today are very different from the hospitals, clinics and general practitioner (GP) surgeries we had become accustomed to for such services in Africa. Technological innovation, changing population demographics,...

How to become a data-driven healthcare organisation

Ensuring the data is available, accessible, and secure remains the core principle of today’s digital world. Lindokuhle Buthelezi, Tibco Consultant at TechSoft International Regardless of the industry sector, size, or geographic location of an organisation, data...

Satellite connectivity improves patient outcomes

The Covid-19 pandemic highlighted weaknesses in healthcare provision infrastructure in many countries, including South Africa. During the last two years, ease of access to healthcare became a vital determinant of people’s experiences of the virus, and their chances of...