Five exciting healthcare trends to watch out for in Africa next year

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By Oladimeji Ewumi | Jun 14, 2023

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As the second most-populous continent looks to achieve universal health coverage, content marketing expert and AI commentator Oladimeji Ewumi shares his perspectives on its five top healthcare trends in 2023.

LISBON - Africa has achieved great advances of late in catching up with nations in the ‘Global North’ in access to quality, affordable healthcare on the coattails of artificial intelligence (AI) and other technologies. Much remains to be done, but this article cites several noteworthy trends that light the way toward countries in the second-largest continent achieving parity with their wealthier counterparts in other areas of the world.

AI in healthcare

Precedence Research forecasts the global market for AI in healthcare to top USD20 million at some point in 2023. This comes after a 2020 study published in the Frontiers in Digital Health Journal, which indicated that AI implementations in healthcare could help save up to USD150 billion by 2026.

A Financial Times report notes that AI is genuinely helpful in helping remote and under-resourced settings in Africa overcome their healthcare challenges. Notably, the advent of mobile technology, cloud computing, and electronic health records have enabled a clear-cut pathway in healthcare delivery to close the gaps in health outcomes between Africa and other regions worldwide with more developed health systems.

The Council for Science and Industrial Research in South Africa used an expert AI system to identify environmental preconditions that would lead to cholera outbreaks in southern Africa. A mobile phone application also helped healthcare professionals identify children at risk of birth asphyxi

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