German telehealth company Ada claims that introducing new languages on its AI-powered "symptom checker" app will eventually open the market up to an additional 102 million people.
There are six main reasons why there are so few truly international players, outside of dialysis. You first have to recognise that health care services are far more complex than manufacturing, and by far the most complex service industry. It, therefore, reflects local cultures and politics in a way which a car manufacturing plant simply doesn't.
A new hospital to be built in Lagos as part of an urban development project is looking for investors. We speak to the broker of the deal at real-estate brokerage firm Coldwell Banker Netherland (CBN).
Investors were less than impressed by Netcare's recent announcement that earnings for the year to September 30 would be lower than last year - dropping its share value by almost 13% before a slight recovery. Netcare blamed "difficult trading conditions" but it is not the only one feeling the heat at home - Life and Mediclinic have also seen their values drop in the last six months. We talk to a South Africa based healthcare expert to find out what's wrong with the market.
PharmAccess Foundation, the pioneering Dutch NGO which has lent money to 1,000 for-profit clinics across Africa and launched an innovative mobile health payment scheme in Kenya is now working closely with governments.
What is it really like to be a big international private medical insurer? Based on interviews with (un-named) managers at several big groups, here is our take. What emerges clearly is that insurers see themselves as weak and may be surprisingly ignorant about provider networks. They still behave as little more than passive bill payers.
AI diagnostic apps and teleconsultations are on the rise globally. But how many people are actually engaging with the technology? We reveal how many people are actively using on the world's most popular diagnostic app, and talk to its CEO.
We hear that there has been a surge in interest in Ivory Coast's healthcare market in recent months continuing a trend that began as the dust settled from the civil war. Coupled with a weakening of French influence, the market is opening up. Healthcare Nova finds out more from a well-placed source.
Before British primary care digital health player Babylon came along, the Rwandan government had never signed a contract with a private healthcare provider. A universal healthcare coverage scheme called Mutuelles de Santé had been operating in the country since 1999, but ten years later was spending 9.7% of GDP on health. The government and its citizens needed a means to make healthcare more accessible and affordable: so in 2016 it invited a private digital health platform to help connect patients to doctors.
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