As one of the largest populations in Africa, Nigeria has a significant burden of disease, which creates a strong demand for healthcare services. The country is also facing brain drain, which presents a leaner…
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Background: Mobile health interventions are common in public health settings in Africa, and our preliminary work showed that smartphones are increasing in South Africa. We developed a novel smartphone app—CareConekta—that used GPS location data…
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What You Should Know:Kinnos, the maker of Highlight®, a novel technology that colorizes disinfectants raises $15M led by a group of current and former industry leaders. The company also named healthcare veteran Steve Fanning…
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In recent years, blockchain technology has gained increasing popularity for its ability to provide secure and transparent data storage and transfer. In East Africa, this has led to a growing interest in exploring blockchain…
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In todays fast-paced world, it is easy to miss out on important information, especially if you are trying to keep up with a lot of different sources. That is where the daily digest comes in – it is a tool that compiles all the posts created on the previous day, providing you with a convenient summary of everything that happened so you can stay informed, educated, and engaged with the Digital Health world around you.
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Undetected and unmonitored hypertension carries substantial mortality and morbidity, especially during pregnancy. We assessed the accuracy of OptiBPTM, a smartphone application for estimating blood pressure (BP), across diverse settings. The study was conducted in…
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Over the last several years, KLAS has published EMR-specific reports covering Canada, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East & Africa. Recently, KLAS published our first report on EMR market share and vendor performance…
Continue Reading In todays fast-paced world, it is easy to miss out on important information, especially if you are trying to keep up with a lot of different sources. That is where the daily digest comes in – it is a tool that compiles all the posts created on the previous day, providing you with a convenient summary of everything that happened so you can stay informed, educated, and engaged with the Digital Health world around you.
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Tuberculosis is the leading cause of death in Sub-Saharan Africa and the most common opportunistic co-infection alongside HIV. Fujifilm’s Xair portable X-ray device powered by the Qure.ai artificial intelligence algorithms helps provide an ideal…
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Physicians in the Middle East have long pursued continued medical education, whether for credits or not. However, there is now a new and exciting movement in which surgeons can leverage telepresence technology to accelerate…
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