AFRICA
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Could Strong Political Will Translate into Improved Growth Opportunities for Capital Equipment in Kenya?
- February 8, 2020
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- Category: AFRICA, Med-Tech Insights
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Low Penetration of Medical Devices – an Opportunity for Med-Tech Manufacturers in Ghana?
- January 24, 2020
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Uganda to Focus on Driving Healthcare Infrastructural Growth in the Next Three Years
- January 17, 2020
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Improved Procurement of Medical Imaging and Other Capital Equipment Systems in Morocco
- January 14, 2020
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- Category: AFRICA, Med-Tech Insights
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Ambitious Community Health Scaling Program in Ethiopia Depends on Infrastructural Growth
- January 8, 2020
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- Category: AFRICA, Med-Tech Insights
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Investment Through ‘Plan Senegal Emergent’ may Improve Access to Healthcare in the Region
- January 3, 2020
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Managed Equipment Services – A sustainable model for public-private partnership in emerging markets?
- January 5, 2018
- Posted by: Tanuja Khanolkar
- Category: AFRICA, ASEAN, LATIN AMERICA, Med-Tech Insights, MIDDLE EAST
With more than 11 million children succumbing to preventable diseases annually, health access in Africa continues to be disparate. Although the continent has been gradually winning the battle of communicable diseases in the recent times, burden of non-communicable diseases is observed to be mounting. Healthcare challenges in other emerging regions such as Latin America and -
Lessons from Africa – How Algeria is improving maternal care
- November 14, 2017
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- Category: AFRICA, Med-Tech Insights
Combating maternal mortality is a long and ongoing struggle across all developing African countries. Nearly 400 women die every day across the continent during delivery or due to pregnancy related complications. About 15-30% of all deaths in African women are associated with pregnancy, labor and the 6-week period after childbirth. Algeria has established itself as
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Ethiopia’s tryst with teleradiology – Will it reap benefits?
- September 15, 2017
- Posted by: Team EMeRG
- Category: AFRICA, Med-Tech Insights
With around 5,500 doctors, Ethiopia’s ratio of doctors to the general population is 1:17,000. This thinly spread ratio of doctors has been the cause of patient polarization from rural areas to major cities for basic diagnosis and treatment. Particularly for diagnostic imaging, there are only around 200 radiologists who are mainly concentrated in Addis Ababa. -
How e-health technologies are helping improve healthcare access in Kenya
- September 14, 2017
- Posted by: Team EMeRG
- Category: AFRICA, Med-Tech Insights
In the last decade, Kenya has witnessed substantial growth in the information and communication technology (ICT) sector. With 74.2% internet penetration (~12 million Kenyan internet users) and 89.3% mobile phone penetration in 2015, Kenya’s ICT sector is clearly a frontrunner in Africa. However, the healthcare scenario in Kenya doesn’t necessarily evoke similar optimism. The Kenya
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