NIGCOMHEALTH is a telehealth service platform enabling Nigerians to conveniently book appointments, seek medical advice, and consult with healthcare professionals from their homes, offices, schools, and local communities in Abuja.…
The use of digital health in primary health care in Sub-Saharan Africa has clear potential but challenges.
Imperial College London’s Institute of Global Health Innovation (IGHI) has launched a new report, titled “Digital health…
A Nigerian health tech startup, Helium Health, has raised $30 million in a Series B funding round to fund the expansion of its fintech product.
This is coming three years after it secured…
Health Workers on Wednesday (May 24, 2023) protested in the Federal Capital Territory with a threat to embark on an indefinite strike from midnight if the Federal Government fails to…
The federal government, through the Nigeria Communications Satellite Ltd (NigComSat) has partnered Ethnomet, a Canadian leading firm in healthcare technology to launch a digital healthcare platform called ‘NigComHealth’.
NigComHealth is a…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed concern about the substandard working conditions of health workers in Nigeria, particularly those employed at the primary healthcare centres, compared to some other…
The South African medical technology start-up Quro Medical obtained $1.3 million in funding on Tuesday, (May 9, 2023) from the investment company Mineworkers Investment Company (MIC).
This fundraising will allow…
The Lagos State Health Management Agency, LASHMA, has so far registered an estimated 756,000 residents in the state, even as the agency is seeking innovative ways to support providers in…
An estimated 33 million children will need to be vaccinated in Africa between 2023 and 2025 to put the continent back on track to achieve the 2030 global immunization goals…