The Futurize HealthTech Summit, a joint initiative by Futurize and AstraZeneca under the A.Catalyst Network, concluded this week, signaling a new era in African health technology. Hosted at Strathmore University Business School in Nairobi, the [c]
Sophos, a global leader in innovating and delivering cybersecurity as a service, has shared its sector survey report, “The State of Ransomware in Healthcare 2023,” which revealed that, among those organizations surveyed, cybercriminals successfully encrypted [c]
There is less than one medical doctor for every 1,000 South Africans according to the World Factbook, an encyclopaedia on the countries of the world compiled by the US government. Exacerbating this situation is a study [c]
Investing in Innovation Africa (i3), a pan-African initiative for start-ups building the future of healthcare supply chains, has announced its second cohort of 29 companies. Funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and sponsored by [c]
Futurize and AstraZeneca have officially announced the launch of Futurize’s new pioneering HealthTech incubator program, FuturizeU. In collaboration with AstraZeneca, through the A.Catalyst Network, and co-funded by Bristol Myers Squibb, the program will run from September 12 to November 17, 2023. [c]
By Ifthakaar Shaik The African healthcare industry faces an immediate challenge: a dire shortage of skilled professionals, leading to alarmingly low doctor and nurse-to-population ratios in many countries. Training medical professionals, especially specialists like pathologists [c]
SAS, a vendor of analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) solutions, underscores the urgency of eliminating bias through the use of ethical AI in response to the growing concerns around automated claim processing in the health [c]
About 60,000 people across Kenya are set to benefit from M-PESA Foundation-funded medical camps in the 47 counties, starting with Lamu County this week. The Kshs 46 million investment is expected to fund health information provision, [c]
The world has seen unprecedented artificial intelligence (AI) advances since AI and analytics company SAS launched its responsible innovation efforts one year ago. Amid this rapid disruption, SAS has increased efforts to bring trustworthy AI to customers, including a [c]
M-PESA Foundation’s Fistula Camp in Kilifi, and Safaricom Foundation’s Ndoto Zetu projects in Mombasa County set to positively impact over 7800 livelihoods. [c]
Applications for the second cohort are open now until June 26, 2023. Selected start-ups will be announced on September 14, 2023. i3 continues to be inspired by the progress and potential of African innovators in healthcare supply chains, and is coordinated by Salient Advisory, Southbridge A&I and Solina Center for Research and Development (SCIDaR). Leading regional tech hubs – CcHUB (Co creation Hub), Startupbootcamp Afritech, Villgro Africa, and IMPACT Lab, spearhead cohort selection and investment readiness support. [c]
By Moses G Kuria Taking care of your health and that of your loved ones can be quite expensive. With the current economic status in Kenya, out-of-pocket spending on healthcare can be a huge financial [c]
Cisco and NTT, a global IT infrastructure and services company and parent company of Dimension Data, have announced plans to collaborate to drive Private 5G adoption across the Automotive, Logistics, Healthcare, Retail and Public sectors. [c]
By Ivan Kanyali The economic fortunes of Kenyans in the diaspora have significantly improved in recent years, with diaspora remittances or money sent back home by Kenyans living abroad steadily rising to become the country’s [c]
By Bonisiwe Tshabalala What actions can African countries, healthcare providers and healthcare organisations take to improve the provision of health services to the continent’s 1.4 billion citizens? Africa faces the dual challenge of poor healthcare [c]
By Eugene N Nforngwa Energy access in Africa remains one of the continent’s major challenges. With soaring commodity prices across sub-Saharan Africa, leaders remain most concerned about energy shortages and the price of fuel at [c]
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