Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Drones, apps and smart lockers: The
technology transforming healthcare in Africa
Advanced technologies, business models and new
practices used to be developed in developed countries and then transferred to
developing areas, such as Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. But difficulties
persist to use medical practices in such regions where access to medical facilities,
transportation of emergency patients and materials, and economy of medical
treatment are incomparably underdeveloped. For example, there are villages hundreds
of kilometers away from the nearest hospital or only a few hospitals for tens
of thousands of people.
Fortunately, though, there are new
technologies that close the gap and time between patients and doctors as well as
to cut the time and cost to deliver medical supplies. Drones are used to
deliver blood and vaccines for emergencies. An app is used to diagnose malaria
in just a few minutes without blood sample. And smart lockers are placed that
patients can pick up prescribed medicine without waiting or being served by
staff.
While many businesses are competing to apply new
technologies to save costs and offer convenience for their customers and shareholders,
some people are working on developing new systems to help people and save their
lives.
Enjoy reading the article and watch the video
and learn how technologies could help people.
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