Paratus Zambia and Right to Care install 250 Starlink units in remote health clinics. Paratus Zambia has deployed Starlink connectivity across 250 health facilities in Luapula, Muchinga and Northern provinces through its partnership with Right to Care Zambia (RTCZ), supporting digital healthcare delivery in remote communities. RTCZ is a non-governmental organisation with expertise across the…
Mr Kaseya said the woman, who was born in Uganda but resides in Abuja, spent several days in her home country before her husband, a diplomat, travelled to join her. The Director-General of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Jean Kaseya, has called on Nigeria’s first confirmed Ebola patient to disclose…
Providing details of the patient’s medical history, Mr Kaseya said the woman first developed symptoms on 6 October and initially sought treatment at a private hospital, believing she had malaria. Nigeria’s first confirmed Ebola patient is the wife of a diplomat who travelled to Uganda’s capital, Kampala, for a holiday, the Director-General of the Africa…
Health facilities have come under attack during the current outbreak as a result of misinformation and fear.
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,…
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 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…
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….
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…
