Launched in February 2020, Play Zuri Health Limited is a mobile health service that delivers first level medical services to its users through their mobile devices via apps, WAP, and SMS...
Papama Nyati 19 Jan 2021
Portia Mavhungo understands the loss of independence and dignity people face when they are permanently wheelchair-bound...
Evan-Lee Courie 9 Dec 2019
Fintech is the trailblazer for interactions between humans and tech, and learnings beyond that journey can be extended to agriculture, education and healthcare...
Nicci Botha 15 Nov 2019
Globally, the challenge of any healthcare system is to deliver consistent services across the board, whether it's in a big city or a rural setting...
Nicci Botha 14 Nov 2019
We know that when it comes to your health information, you need your data on hand, as well as that of the ones you love...
Evan-Lee Courie 1 Nov 2019
The real value of blockchain extends far beyond cryptocurrency. Its applications are being explored as a means to reduce or even eliminate fraud, waste and abuse in healthcare...
Nicci Botha 25 Jul 2019
On the opening day of Start JLM 2018, Saul Singer, co-author of Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle provided context into the local startup ecosystem, focusing on healthcare, the associated challenges and what he believes is the solution...
Jessica Tennant 22 Nov 2018
Jerusalem has seen an influx of entrepreneurs emerge over the past six years, especially in medical and biotechnology... Here, an overview of the local entrepreneurial ecosystem and the 'rockstars' building the startup nation that is Israel...
Jessica Tennant 22 Nov 2018
The Embassy of Israel in South Africa recently announced Johannesburg-based entrepreneur Josh Lasker, founding partner of robotic nurse 'Abby' (formerly known as Healthinator) as the winner of the local Start Jerusalem Competition 2018...
Jessica Tennant 9 Nov 2018
Amref Health Africa has selected six African healthcare startups to join its Innovate for Life Fund Accelerator programme, which supports post-revenue entrepreneurs with innovative products tailored to improve primary healthcare...
Tom Jackson 2 Oct 2018
Wilma Liebenberg, chief executive officer of Knowledge Objects Healthcare, says an initiative as immense as NHI needs appropriate technology and real-time risk management capabilities in order to succeed...
Nicci Botha 10 Aug 2018
Egyptian startup ElBalto has launched a mobile application that provides users with easy, reliable, timely and affordable online video consultations via a network of customer-rated and licensed doctors...
Tom Jackson 27 Jun 2018
Kenyan incubator iHub will hold the Health Meets Tech Application Challenge in June, aimed at creating a platform for health workers to interact with developers from the tech ecosystem to develop innovative e-health solutions...
Tom Jackson 15 May 2018
People across Africa face considerable challenges - many of them existential. But, without the right devices, connectivity, and skills, those who badly need their problems solved often can't access available solutions...
Greg Morris 8 May 2018
A health services online booking system developed by a local tech entrepreneur has got the thumbs up from Discovery for its inhouse wellness programme...
Nicci Botha 16 Apr 2018
With the Seedstars World Summit taking place on Thursday, 12 April 2018, the organisers have announced the final 65 finalists that will get the chance to pitch their ideas on the global stage. 20 out of the 65 finalists are from Africa...
Ilse van den Berg 11 Apr 2018
Dr William Mapham, an ophthalmologist hailing from the Eastern Cape, who conceived the Vula app, whilst working at the Vula Emehlo Eye Clinic in rural Swaziland and experiencing first-hand the difficulties faced by rural health workers in need of specialist advice, spoke on Day 2 of Design Indaba and received a standing ovation...
Sue Disler 22 Feb 2018
Given the proliferation of mobile devices in Africa, it makes sense that digital tools would alleviate many of the healthcare issues in the out-of-the-way places...
Nicci Botha 9 Nov 2017
The case for introducing machine-to-machine (M2M) technology into the workplace is gaining in strength, with solutions providers continuing to innovate and push the boundaries of such technologies...
Ronald Ravel 12 Oct 2017
Inequalities in healthcare can be eliminated in a generation using technology...
Nicci Botha 26 Sep 2017
To grow your practice and to get the desired results out of your marketing efforts, you need to avoid these healthcare marketing mistakes...
Pranjali Singh 10 Aug 2017
That great disruptor, technology, its impact on healthcare and how it drives down costs in the process...
Nicci Botha 1 Jul 2016
Da Vinci surgical system provides cutting-edge surgical results...
Nicci Botha 6 Jun 2016
What would you do if you were faced with a zombie apocalypse? With the popularity of fiction like The Walking Dead and World War Z, it's become something of an internet cliché...
Lee Naik 2 Jun 2016
Tech-enabled medical service Technovera walked away with R1m ($64,000) in prize money after winning the 2016 #Hack.Jozi Challenge, aimed at identifying digital solutions to problems in Johannesburg...
Tom Jackson 23 May 2016
Inspired by the Internet of Things, Quantifi caters to the wearable tech market the sales and distribution...
Lauren Hartzenberg 26 Apr 2016
A fleet of mini aircraft could provide the solution to getting medical supplies to remote areas of Africa, thereby preventing thousands of deaths...
Nicci Botha 18 Apr 2016
Ensuring compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act requires that all employees have a full medical, including alcohol and drug testing, when they join the company...
Rhys Evans 20 Jul 2015
Would you want to be a Cyborg in the near future? A Cyborg is defined as a human enhanced by technology; that is a person whose physiological functioning is aided by a mechanical or electronic device...
Danette Breitenbach 3 Jul 2015
With weight-related complications claiming the lives of around 3.4 million adults annually, demand is rising for thousands of mobile applications used daily to track calories...
Amr Shady 17 Mar 2015
