ANALYSIS | KWASI BOAHENE | As African countries struggle with overburdened healthcare systems, limited resources, and an increasing prevalence of chronic diseases such as cancer, digital health innovations are essential. However, relying on donor funding alone is not enough to support these developments. So says Kwasi Boahene, director of health systems …
Read More »CTI Africa, Buikwe Local Government sign historic digital health innovation agreement
Buikwe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | CTI Africa Ltd, a leader in information technology, has signed a healthcare agreement with the government of Uganda’s Buikwe District. The agreement will transform the lives of all the district’s residents by implementing CTI’s ground-breaking LifeHealth software platform. In announcing the signing, CTI’s CEO Dr. …
Read More »COVID-19 drives up use of digital health to access cardiovascular care in Uganda
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As the world struggles to fight COVID-19, with countries implementing stringent containment measures, patients with cardiovascular diseases in Uganda are embracing digital health to access care. Twalib Aliku, a consultant cardiologist at Uganda Heart Institute (UHI) Mulago, told Xinhua in a recent interview that digital …
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