A recent study published in the Journal of the American Society of Hypertension concluded that eHealth apps intended for hypertension management “urgently need greater regulation and oversight in medical app […]
hearScreen is a low-cost hearing screening solution, developed by the University of Pretoria, that transforms a smartphone into a calibrated audiometric screening device for early detection of hearing loss. Where […]
Cloud based healthcare technology provider, NantHealth, has announced the launch of their second generation HBox, – a portable device that captures and transmits secure medical data between the patient, doctor and hospital […]
Samsung‘s innovative platform, called Simband, has been designed especially for developers and medical researchers to improve their own eHealth wearables, devices and data processing algorithms. Simband is based on Samsung’s […]
Court papers have been made public that further implicate former Gauteng Health MEC, Brian Hlongwa, in Gauteng DoH corruption allegations. According to DA MPL Jack Bloom, the documents were filed […]
VeinViewer is an innovative illumination technology that is being rolled out by Abela Africa in Southern Africa as a non-invasive solution that shows clinicians a real-time digital projection of a […]
Minister Nomofrench Mbombo has revealed that her strategy as the new Western Cape (WC) Minister of Health involves going “back to basics” by promoting healthy lifestyles among communities. Previously the […]
The Mpumalanga Department of Health (MDoH) has issued a tender for a Patient Electronic Information System (PEIS) for a period of two years. The PEIS is required to assist provincial […]
Audiologist at the Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology at the University of Pretoria and President-elect the International Society of Audiology, Prof De Wet Swanepoel, has led development of an innovative […]
LifeQube, the eHealth R&D division of LifeSense Group, aims to improve healthcare and utility services through ICT and the use of internet based cellular technology. Where implemented Based in Johannesburg, […]
US personal genetics company, 23andMe, has announced an agreement to provide multinational Pharmaceutical Corporation, Pfizer, access to their research platform for genetic research. Researchers will be able to analyse a genotyped […]
On January 20th 2015 USAID South Africa and Metropolitan Health Risk Management launched a $5 million public-private partnership (PPP) with the Centre for HIV/AIDS Prevention Studies (CHAPS) and the NDoH […]
