An AI Startup In Nigeria Transforming Healthcare In Africa; Genomics And Personalised Medicine; Digital Therapeutics And It's Application And More
The Digital Health Report July Edition
We are excited to present the latest edition of The Digital Health Report.
The Digital Health Report is our official Substack newsletter at Carecode Digital Health Hub.
It's a compilation of some of our articles and stories for the last month alongside the latest reports, research, stories, and articles from the dynamic world of digital health in Africa and globally handpicked by our editorial team.
The Digital Health Report is for healthcare professionals who are deeply interested in how digital technologies are transforming healthcare practice and delivery.
We comb the internet to bring you the latest in digital health, from financing, research, policy and more.
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From Carecode Digital Health Hub
How Intron Health, A Nigerian AI Startup, Is Transforming Healthcare In Africa Using Speech-to-text Technology
"Intron is Africa's largest clinical speech database, with its algorithm trained on 3.5 million audio clips (16,000 hours) from over 18,000 contributors, mainly healthcare practitioners, representing 29 countries and 288 accents," claims Olatunji, who is undoubtedly building one of the most sophisticated and efficient EHR systems in Africa.
Impact Of Genomics On Personalised Medicine
"By focusing on individuals' genetic makeup, personalised medicine offers a promising path toward more effective and efficient healthcare, ensuring that each patient receives the most appropriate and beneficial treatment. "
Digital Therapeutics And Its Applications
"Digital therapeutics is an innovative field combining healthcare and technology to deliver medical interventions through software programs. These programs use digital tools to manage and treat health conditions, enhancing patient outcomes with personalised care. Imagine healthcare treatments as dynamic and individualised as you are—that's the promise of digital therapeutics."
Interoperability In Healthcare Digital Systems
"Interoperability in healthcare refers to the ability of different health information systems, devices, and applications to access, exchange, integrate, and cooperatively use data in a coordinated manner. This ensures that the information is available to the right person, at the right time, and in the right format, thereby improving patient care."
Importance Of Cybersecurity In Digital Health
"According to HHS Office of Information Security's "2020: A Retrospective Look at Healthcare Cybersecurity," ransomware attacks accounted for almost 50% of all healthcare data breaches. In 2021, threat actors extorted from healthcare organisations ransomware payments averaging $910,335, per BakerHostetler's 2021 Data Security Incident Response Report."
More From Carecode Digital Health Hub
Events, Webinars, And Workshops
Carecode Digital Health Hub collaborated with The National Body of Nigerian Universities Nursing Students' Association (NUNSA) and SIDECLASS on a free 3-day Nursing Digital Health Innovation bootcamp.
The bootcamp introduced student nurses to the basic concept of nursing innovation, how to create a powerful pitch and design thinking.
The collaboration expresses our commitment to advancing digital health technology in Africa by exposing healthcare professionals to the realities of digital health technologies.
Carecode Digital Health Hub is always open to collaborations, and we're ready to work with any brand or organisation that shares the same vision.
How can we work together to transform healthcare with digital health technologies?
Find out more here.
From The World of Digital Health
Nigerian AI Sartup Intron Health Raises $1.6 Million To Advance Clinical Speech Recognition
"Intron Health, a Nigeria AI company that provides speech-to-text transcription tools for healthcare workers, has raised $1.6 million in a pre-seed funding round. The startup will use the capital injection to hire more employees, deepen its research efforts, and strengthen its cloud-native and on-prem capabilities."
The Progress Of Digital Health in Africa: Innovations Transforming Healthcare Access
"The African healthcare landscape is undergoing a significant transformation, driven by a wave of digital health innovations that are reshaping how health products are accessed and delivered. As highlighted in the recent report by Salient Advisory, titled "Leading Innovations Enabling Health Product Access in Africa," the continent is witnessing the emergence of tech-driven solutions that address longstanding challenges in healthcare delivery. This article explores the key findings from the report and the implications for the future of digital health in Africa.”
Fertility Tracking App Flo Health Raises $200M At A $1B+ Valuation
"London-based Flo Health, a fertility-focused period-tracking app, on Tuesday said it has raised a $200 million Series C from General Atlantic. The funding values the startup at more than $1 billion post-money, which, per the company, makes it the first "purely digital" women's health app to become a unicorn."
Healx, An AI-enabled Drug Discovery Platform For Rare Diseases, Raises $47M
"Healx, a U.K. startup using AI to discover new drugs for rare diseases, has raised $47 million in a Series C round of funding co-led by Europe's Atomico and Silicon Valley-based R42. The company also said that it has received regulatory clearance to start Phase 2 clinical trials for a new drug in the U.S. later this year."
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Lifesten Health seizes a spot and joins a few other startups (from Nigeria, Rwanda and South Africa) as the only healthcare startup at the 8th cohort of the Google for Startups Accelerator Africa programme. Lifesten Health in Rwanda is innovating health and wellness through cutting-edge screening and incentive-based programs focused on physical, mental, and nutritional health.
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