Saving lives and the role of the Health Information Exchange
Founded in 2018 by six of South Africa's leading hospital groups and medical scheme administrators, the CareConnect Health Information Exchange (HIE) is designed to help make a meaningful difference in healthcare outcomes. It is underpinned by the InterSystems...
BCX helps NICD digitise early detection of Covid-19 in wastewater
An intelligent dashboard that digitises and automatically syncronises data on SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater to provides a single view of trends and changes how the disease can be tracked and treated, says Jonas Bogoshi, CEO at BCX. Covid -19 infections are continuing to...
SA’s contribution to SAS Hackathon holds hope for lung disease sufferers
The annual SAS Hackathon, which aims to generate solutions to real-world problems through the novel application of technology, has reached the adjudication state. The South African team of eight members from Dake Solutions has submitted a revolutionary diagnostic tool...
Games are changing the future of health and healthcare
The events of the past two years have, undoubtedly, made all of us more aware of our health than ever before. Whether it was realising how important overall health is to staving off infections or learning how vital mental health is to our general wellbeing, there was...
Why the healthcare industry should strengthen its cybersecurity
The Covid-19 pandemic fast-tracked digital transformation in South African healthcare systems, but this overnight evolution may have left infrastructures and patients more vulnerable to cyber criminals. Social distancing and the resulting rush to offer digital...
Lesotho receives Covid-19 management system
South Africa's Tafari Capital has launched a Covid-19 management app in collaboration with the Lesotho government. The app is designed to empower and strengthen the government's efforts to end Covid-19 transmissions. In less than three weeks since launch, the app has...
SA healthtech start-up celebrates nurse heroes
South Africa is brimming with stories of nurses going the extra mile, working longer hours than expected, and selflessly dedicating themselves to their patients week after week. In recognition of these unsung heroes, South African health tech start-up AfriNurse is...
CPR via video call could save a life
A new digitally-enabled life-saving service puts callers phoning from the scene of a medical emergency face-to-face with trained Netcare 911 emergency healthcare providers to demonstrate and guide them through the cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) technique until...
Genomics: how GOAST unlocks personalised healthcare
From a healthcare perspective, we have witnessed, and continue to live through, a truly historical moment. While it has certainly been a difficult period of history, could we now be looking ahead to a golden age of healthcare innovation? "A recent report from...
SA digital health start-up joins fight against HIV
World Aids Day is today (1 December) and South Africa is once again focusing on one of its biggest challenges. While many strategies are being pursued to manage the HIV pandemic, one of the major barriers to success is that too many South Africans struggle to access...
Homegrown AI health solution wins international award
A South African-born financial services technology company has won a Southeast Asian award for its artificial intelligence (AI) system that is designed to make healthcare more affordable and effective, answering to the needs of the future today. The Singapore...
Data protection in healthcare must be a top priority
Data protection in the healthcare sector must surely be a top priority, especially considering the huge amount of sensitive personal data that is being processed on a daily basis. It certainly needs stricter procedures, controls and guidelines on privacy. As such,...