Health Systems Technologies (Pty) Ltd (HST), a subsidiary of African Equity Empowerment Investments Limited (AEEI), has secured a contract with the Tanzanian Ministry of Health to implement Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS).
HST, a leading provider of integrated healthcare solutions in South Africa, will roll out its LIMS services to multiple laboratories in Tanzania with a view to rolling out further opportunities throughout Tanzania.
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Born into an increasingly digital world, more young people than ever before are using mobile technologies to connect, communicate and share information. The pace of technological innovation has enabled an expansion in the reach of mobile networks, improving connectivity and access to information for millions of young people around the world.
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Cipla has announced that it is currently developing an innovative inhaler, which will bring important benefits for South African patients and physicians, as the inhaler holds three key benefits for the treatment of Obstructive Airway Diseases (OAD).
This novel, breath-actuated inhaler (BAI), called Synchrobreathe is expected to reach the local market in fourth quarter 2015, and will be launched first in South Africa.
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The Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA) has partnered with an international mobile-health provider to offer its more than 11 million M-Shwari customers medical consultation services on their phones.
Under the partnership the m-Health service provider Hello Doctor, a subsidiary of Metropolitan Health, will act as an assistant to local general practitioners when consumers want a quick healthcare reference.
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With medical aid schemes in SA holding surplus reserve funds of up to R27bn, Alexander Forbes has questioned the way medical scheme reserving is calculated.
With medical aid schemes in South Africa holding surplus reserve funds of between R12-billion and R27-billion, Alexander Forbes Health has questioned the way medical scheme reserving is calculated. Alexander Forbes Head of Technical and Actuarial Consulting Solutions, Roshan Bhana, discusses a new possible formula for schemes developed by the Industry Technical Advisory Panel (ITAP) of the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS), as well as an Alexander Forbes Health measure to work out what reserves are required.
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Ahead of the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Nairobi, GE (NYSE: GE) (http://www.ge.com) announced a series of new commitments aimed at addressing some of the most critical health challenges in East Africa through a sustained focus on skills development and capacity building. Among the investments, GE announced:
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JOHANNESBURG, Aug. 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — NEAH GES (“GES”) a Dubai based holding company focused on risk-mitigation and logistics support, which provides site security and protection, air/ground/marine transportation and evacuation, power generation O&M, and emergency medicine services to energy, mining and heavy industries across the African continent today announced that it is expanding its Emergency Medical Response Service (EMS) platform in South Africa.
GES operates EMS services in South Africa via its wholly owned affiliate, Quemic Medical Response (QMR). QMR is fully accredited with the Board of Healthcare Funders and SAPAESA and is uniquely positioned as the only medical aid accredited service provider in remote locations across South Africa.
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A Loan Agreement between Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development and The Republic of Benin has been signed today in Cotonou whereby Kuwait Fund extends a Loan in an amount of 5 million Kuwaiti Dinar equivalent to about US$ 17 million to participate in the of the Construction and Equipping of the Tchaourou Zone Hospital and Six Health Centers Project.
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Ascendis Health has made its first international acquisition with the purchase of a 49% stake in Spanish pharmaceutical group, Farmalider for R210 million, with a right to acquire the remainder of the business in two further tranches over the next five years.
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In a proof-of-concept study at Johns Hopkins, researchers have shown that results of common and routine blood tests are not affected by up to 40 minutes of travel on hobby-sized drones.Continue reading→