-
3 Futuristic Health Sensors That Could Save Lives
Entrepreneurs at Fortune’s Brainstorm Health conference in San Diego on Wednesday showed off what they believe is the solution to lowering medical costs and bringing better care to the developing world.
- Categories
- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- North America
-
University Students in Bolivia Create Chip That Helps Detect Tuberculosis
Two Bolivian university students have created a chip for microscopes that automatically detects tuberculosis in sputum samples, a procedure that in Bolivia and other developing countries is normally done with not always accurate bacilloscopy.
- Categories
- Health Care
- Region
- Latin America
-
E-health startup Dr CADx wins Seedstars Harare
Computer-aided diagnostics startup Dr CADx was named the winner of the Seedstars World event in Harare, Zimbabwe, over the weekend, and will now proceed to the global final to pitch for up to US$1 million in funding.
- Categories
- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
-
Pausing the Data Revolution to Ask a Few Questions
The people that many open-data proponents want to empower – for example, small farmers in Africa – don't have access to data that reflects on-the-ground realities, and lack the wherewithal to demand information that meets their needs. That led the authors to develop four key themes to help prioritize efforts to collect various open datasets to maximize the social good.
- Categories
- Technology
-
This Startup Wants to Get Cameroon Talking About Sex
“Many people in Africa lack access to basic information regarding sexual health because of the taboo that surrounds the topic.” That’s according to Cameroonian entrepreneur Adamou Nchange Kouotou, founder of Africa Health Initiative – the creator of Kalanda app.
- Categories
- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
-
Is Uganda’s Matibabu Africa’s next big e-health innovation?
Africa is increasingly gaining a reputation in the e-health space, thanks to the innovatives solutions developed by the likes of LifeQ, Vula Mobile and hearScreen. A young Ugandan, Makerere University graduate Brian Gitta, may well have the next one on his hands. His company, thinkIT, has developed Matibabu, a non-invasive device used to test for malaria, with smartphones used for diagnosis.
- Categories
- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
-
This Swedish Startup Brings Insurance to 24 Million People in the Developing World Through Their Mobiles
Mobile insurance startup BIMA has signed up 24 million customers across Africa, Asia, and Latin America, according to its deputy CEO.
- Categories
- Health Care, Technology
-
Nigeria Set to Resume Vaccine Production, Eyes $280m From Export
The Chairman of the National Immunisation Financing Task Force Team (NIFT), Dr. Ben Anyene told the Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu in Abuja yesterday, that when fully in production, vaccines from Nigeria will cater for seven million children. They could also yield $280 million in export.
- Categories
- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
Subscribe to Our 'Business in Global Development' Newsletter!
Our new weekly LinkedIn newsletter features NextBillion's latest original articles, along with curated news, jobs, bizdev opportunities and events from our recent coverage of impact-focused business in emerging markets.
We respect your privacy. Your information is safe and will never be shared.
Don't miss out. Subscribe today.