Six-year-old Ebola patient taken from DR Congo hospital found and 'doing well'
Health facilities have come under attack during the current outbreak as a result of misinformation and fear.
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Africa: Another MV Hondius Patient Tests Positive for Hantavirus As Ship Heads for Canary Islands
A new case of hantavirus has emerged on the MV Hondius, raising concerns among health authorities regarding human-to-human transmission. Another passenger on the cruise liner MV Hondius has been diagnosed with a hantavirus infection and is being treated in a Swiss hospital. He was on the ship for the first leg (Ushuaia to St Helena,…
Transforming patient care with a unified health record
Janice Naidoo, Founder, Medi Diary. Patient health records across both the public and private healthcare sector still often rely on physical folders locked in facility filing rooms, not in a patient’s hand or on a secure digital platform. When patients move between clinics, provinces, specialists and healthcare facilities, their records don’t follow, forcing each new…
Netcare turns to wearables for 24/7 hospital patient monitoring
Netcare CEO Dr Richard Friedland JSE-listed private healthcare group Netcare has partnered with Dutch medical technology company Corsano Health to bring full-time diagnostics through wearable devices to its hospitals and clinics in South Africa. Netcare CEO Dr Richard Friedland said the partnership will allow for continuous patient monitoring and offer “numerous benefits” to Netcare’s staff…
Africa: Last Ebola Patient in Democratic Republic of the Congo Discharged
Bulape — The last Ebola patient in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was discharged today, marking an important milestone in the efforts to end the outbreak. The recovery kicks off a 42-day countdown to declaring the outbreak over if no further cases are confirmed. A total of 19 patients have recovered from the disease….
Patient to lodge appeal against Netcare in R25m privacy dispute
Netcare has suffered a setback in a privacy case involving one of its patients. (Image source: Netcare) Medical group Netcare has suffered a setback in a privacy case involving one of its patients, Nicholaas de Jager. This, after the courts yesterday allowed De Jager to challenge a recent ruling in favour of Netcare, granting him…