Avoidable blindness in Africa remains one of the continent’s most serious eye health challenges. Millions of people continue to experience vision loss caused by cataracts, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy and uncorrected refractive errors. Many of these conditions can be treated or managed when detected early. However, patients often reach specialists after significant vision loss has already occurred. Ophthalmologist Dr Mpopi Lenake…
Tag: Telemedicine
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Dis-Chem Health Hub Drives Integrated Primary Care
Dis-Chem is stepping up its shift from pharmacy-led retail to wider healthcare delivery. The group says it wants to tackle South Africa’s “fragmented” healthcare system. Consumers often face rising costs. They also face long waiting times. Services can feel disconnected. The retailer’s answer is a new Dis-Chem Health Hub model. It brings multiple services into one setting. The pilot format…
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Digital Health Transformation: A New Era of Care
South Africa’s health system is shifting fast. Clinical demand is rising. Patient expectations are changing. Technology is now good enough to remove distance, time and cost from many first points of care. Digitisation is no longer a plan. It is already reshaping care delivery. The real question is governance. Leaders must decide whether to roll out digital health deliberately, fairly,…
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Cardio-Oncologist Shortage Hits Cancer Care
South Africa is recording a steady rise in cancer diagnoses, with more than 100,000 new cases reported each year. An ageing population is a major driver. Lifestyle risks are adding to the trend. That growing burden is falling on a health system already under pressure in both public and private care. A less visible threat is also building. South Africa’s…
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Huawei AI In Healthcare Drives Global Clinical Innovation
Chinese technology giant Huawei is intensifying its investment in Huawei AI in Healthcare, positioning its new tools as “transformative” solutions for the sector. The company, already a major player in South Africa’s energy and banking industries, has identified healthcare as a priority area for growth and service modernisation. In its domestic market, the “AI+ healthcare” initiative is applying artificial intelligence…
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Health Innovation Award for Uhu Health’s Achievements
Global Health and Pharma (GHP) has named Johannesburg-based innovator Uhu Health the “Health Consumer Advocacy Innovator of the Year 2025,” a significant recognition of South Africa’s growing influence in digital healthcare. This health innovation award highlights the groundbreaking work innovators are doing in the region. The international award, now in its 10th year, honours companies that demonstrate exceptional resilience, leadership,…