Technology key for the healthcare sector
Although the healthcare sector continues to adopt a tentative approach to the investment and application of ICT infrastructure, technology and healthcare professionals share the view that the integration of a cost-effective, manageable solution to facilitate the...
Medhold Medical revamps comms infrastructure
South African managed ICT service provider, Integr8, has successfully completed a comprehensive revamp of core communications infrastructure for its client, Medhold Medical, an established service provider in the healthcare industry. The result has been a seamless...
2014 Rolex award winners announced
Five young visionaries from Africa, India, Europe and the Middle East were announced at London’s leading scientific institution, the Royal Society, as winners of the 2014 Rolex Awards for Enterprise. This year’s Young Laureates – aged 30 and under – impress by both...
Kenya gets mobile ultrasound from Philips
Royal Philips has unveiled its new ultra-mobile ultrasound system VISIQ to the Kenyan market during the Nairobi leg of its annual pan-African Cairo to Cape Town Roadshow. Currently in its fifth consecutive year, the roadshow enables Philips to engage in dialogue with...
Philips announces EmboGuide cancer treatment
Royal Philips has announced the launch of EmboGuide, its latest innovation in interventional procedures for cancer, which treats difficult-to-reach tumours or tumours in patients who are deemed unsuitable for surgery. EmboGuide is a live 3D image guidance tool that...
Oracle helps accelerate clinical studies
Oracle Health Sciences Data Management Workbench enables health sciences organisations to accelerate clinical studies and boost programme productivity while helping to drive down the cost and risk of clinical trials. The solution, which is integrated with Oracle Life...
Securing information in a healthcare network
Healthcare providers are migrating from large, independent stand-alone organisations into complex new ecosystems, says Perry Hutton, regional director – Africa at Fortinet.Today, provider organisations, affiliated physician groups, labs and others are involved in both...
Gemalto M2M solution boosts m-health
Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, announces its Cinterion M2M technology is providing wireless cellular connectivity for the next-generation of pill dispensers. Developed by MedMinder and wirelessly enabled by Gemalto, the advanced m-health device for...
Zambia, IBM to provide access to medicine
IBM has announced a collaboration with the Zambian Ministry of Health to provide citizens with improved access to 200 lifesaving drugs. Supported by the World Bank, the Department for International Development, UNICEF and London Business School, Zambia’s Medical...
Healthcare providers eye the cloud
Cloud computing technologies are transforming industries around the world, and healthcare is no different. Although subject to a different set of regulatory issues and data privacy concerns, cloud solutions are on the rise in the healthcare industry, with a recent...
Fedhealth grows customer care with LiveChat
Building on the increased usage of social media platforms which are now a feature of the evolving medical scheme landscape, Fedhealth Medical Scheme is the first scheme to offer a LiveChat option on their Web site. One of the big frustrations in modern day life must...
Strengthening healthcare key in 2014
Strengthening the health systems that provide health products and care is the most critical investment in global health, according to international survey results released today by leading global health organisations, PSI and PATH, as well as Devex, the global...