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Digital health in Africa: hype or hope?

Lloyd Price

Exec Summary: Digital health in Africa is a rapidly growing field, with the potential to improve access to healthcare and quality of care across the continent. Cost: Digital health technologies can be expensive, which can make them inaccessible to low-income populations.

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What exactly is HealthTech? What is the difference between Digital Health and HealthTech?

Lloyd Price

Digital health: This refers to the use of technology to deliver healthcare services remotely. DealRoom: defines "HealthTech as a synonym of Digital Health, the intersection of Health and Technology. What is the difference between Digital Health and Healthtech? How is healthtech evolving?

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The Digital Transformation of Patients – Update from Rock Health and Stanford

Health Populi

But another patient side-effect of COVID-19 has been the digital transformation of many patients , documented by data gathered by Rock Health and Stanford Center for Digital Health and analyzed in their latest report explaining how the public health crisis accelerated digital health “beyond its years,” noted in the title of the report.

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Digital Inclusion As Upstream Health Investment

Health Populi

The authors lay out several dimensions of digital literacy and access, including: Skills. Training the tech support. The first illustration, from the paper, illustrates the “super social” impacts that digital literacy and access bolster for SDoH. Connectivity. Applications.

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Navigating parenthood made easy with SPA

Digital Health Global

The app also features a chat function, connecting parents with trained peer volunteers who provide invaluable emotional support. Community Interaction: A discussion forum allows parents to post queries and engage with each other.

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Health Consumers After COVID-19 – A View from the Consumer Technology Association

Health Populi

I covered the event here in Health Populi, as I have for most of the past decade, highlighting the growth of digital health and, this year, the expanding Internet of Healthy Things called-out by Dr. Joseph Kvedar in 2015. Taking a train (63%). Flying internationally (80%). Using a taxi (72%). Taking a cruise (66%).

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19Labs and Pro México Indígena Revolutionize Healthcare Access for Indigenous Communities

19 Labs

Over 120 communities in 12 municipalities of two states of Mexico are being served, providing care for members of the Mazahua, Otomi, and Tseltal language groups via state-of-the-art mobile health clinics. Pro México members receiving training on the GALE telemedicine units.