First African Healthcare Information Exchange to launch
CareConnect, a non-profit organisation founded by three of the largest medical insurance administrators and three of the largest hospital groups in South Africa, has selected InterSystems to implement HealthShare Unified Care Record and HealthShare Patient Index....
Laparoscopy performed using 5G technology
The first laparoscopy to be performed in Russia with the use of 5G technology was recently undertaken in the 5G pilot zone located in Skolkovo. Telecommunications company Beeline, together with Huawei and GMS Hospital partnered together to complete two such surgical...
Life Healthcare uses app to boost stroke services
As South Africa commemorates World Stroke Week this week (28 October to 3 November), Life Healthcare Group has turned to technology to help improve critical services to stroke patients in its facilities. Worldwide, stroke is the second leading cause of death and the...
Private sector steps up the fight against AIDS, TB, malaria
At the opening of the Sixth Replenishment conference, the Global Fund announced a range of private sector partners that will spur innovation to accelerate the end to HIV, tuberculosis and malaria, the world's deadliest infectious diseases. Nine private sector...
Fujitsu, PeptiDream leverage quantum-inspired tech
Fujitsu and PeptiDream have agreed to initiate joint research and development in the area of peptide drug discovery, using Fujitsu's Digital Annealer, which employs next-generation computing architecture to quickly solve combinatorial optimisation problems. By...
Partnership tackles disposal of hazardous medical waste
The safe and effective management of healthcare waste emanating from hospitals and other healthcare facilities has long been a matter of grave concern locally and internationally. This has been emphasised by the World Health Organization (WHO), which states that the...
Healthcare platform delivers medical care to cancer sufferers
A mobile healthcare platform is to play a key role in the delivery of medical care for South Africa's cancer patients, thanks to the partnership between local tech businesses Alignd and Signapps. Called Signapps Care, the locally developed platform is a mobile...
SA company uses 4IR to control HIV epidemic
A South African company is harnessing the power of the Fourth Industrial Revolution to help bring the HIV epidemic under control and tackle other major health crises. BroadReach Consulting is using ground-breaking AI-technology, along with human expertise, to...
Biometrics in future healthcare
The idea of using biometrics in the healthcare sector is not new, but it is one that hasn't been explored or exploited to its full potential. A biometrics-based project was first piloted by health workers in three South African provinces back in 2005. The project was...
E-health: the pathway to preventative healthcare
Around the world, the provision of quality healthcare faces numerous challenges, including high costs and the difficulty for all people to access the care they need. By Sherry Zameer, senior vice-president, Internet of Things Solutions for CISMEA region at Gemalto The...
Is your payroll provider honest and transparent?
Today, more and more businesses are confidently outsourcing business functions, or parts thereof to service providers whom they trust to do the job faster, more affordably, and more effectively than they can themselves. By Warren van Wyk, director at PaySpace Payroll...
Africa’s first Blast Injury Research Network set up
With the mission to improve the health and wealth of nations affected by conflict through research, experts at the University of Southampton are establishing a new Sub-Saharan Africa Blast Injury Research Network to maximise the impact of research through engagement...