Ensuring Indigenous Peoples’ access to healthcare, including during conflict, is the theme for a major meeting that opened at United Nations Headquarters in New York on Monday. More than 1,000 participants are expected to attend the latest session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) – the platform that has placed their concerns…
NIGERIA’S healthcare sector is undergoing rapid transformation, with forecasts predicting a 7.1 per cent expansion and an anticipated market value of $161.7 million by 2027. This growth is fuelled by a $1.2 billion Federal Ministry investment in infrastructure and workforce, major oncology and diagnostic expansions by the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority, and increased imports under…
Israeli attacks on healthcare across Iran, Lebanon and Gaza
Road safety readiness: Altron HealthTech partner Promed24 gears up for busy Easter weekend, adds primary healthcare to its services. South Africa’s roads are notoriously busy over the Easter season, which unfortunately makes this a high-risk period for increased road traffic accidents. Promed24 – a specialist in emergency care (EC) unit management – has prepared for…
For IT talent seeking to create real-world impact, the South African healthcare sector offers the chance to elevate its system. Mediclinic is leading the move to more tech-driven care. When South African IT professionals map out their careers, they often choose banking, fintech, telecoms and global tech startups. Yet one industry with arguably the greatest…
In season two of the HBO Max medical drama The Pitt, the fictional Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Centre descends into chaos after a ransomware cyber attack on neighbouring hospitals prompts it to shut down its digital systems. This may be the plotline of an award-winning US TV drama, but it reflects the reality of the already-strained…
Universal health coverage – ensuring everyone can get quality, affordable healthcare when they need it – is one of the targets of the Sustainable Development Goals. But progress towards meeting this target has been elusive, especially in developing countries. In recent years, existing weaknesses in public health systems have been magnified by the COVID pandemic,…
Deployments into Welo Health (South Africa) and TrackRight (Kenya) mark a milestone toward Afrishela’s first close and expand access to catalytic, gender- and climate-aligned capital. Johannesburg, South Africa: Afrishela Investments has announced its first capital deployments into Welo Health (South Africa) and TrackRight (Kenya), in December 2025, marking a milestone in its mission to close…
OpenAI recently made its foray into the health and wellness sector with the launch of ChatGPT Health, a special health tab that allows users to input EMR data, Apple Health metrics, and MyFitnessPal logs. Giving rise to a new era of personalisation, as consumers can now use an AI tool to synthesise decades of medical…
This “internet of beings” could be the third and ultimate phase of the internet’s evolution. After linking computers in the first phase and everyday objects in the second, global information systems would now connect directly to our organs. According to natural scientists, who recently met in Dubai for a conference titled Prototypes for Humanity, this…
