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- 24 Aug 2018
iDHS Healthwise Launches Digital Healthcare Platform in Nigeria
In line with government efforts towards eliminating medical tourism, a digital healthcare platform, iDHS Healthwise and Trademark of Integrated Digital Healthcare System Ltd has debut in Nigeria.…
- 2 Jul 2026
FG Unveils Digital Postcode System for MDAs
Federal government has launched a drive to standardise operations across all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) through the nationwide adoption of the new National Digital Alphanumeric…
- 8 Jun 2016
eHealth: Emerging Markets Lead Connected Technologies Adoption
Royal Philips on Wednesday launched the results of the first edition of its Future Health Index (FHI), an extensive international study which explores how countries around the world are positioned to…
- 14 Jun 2021
Healthcare Delivery: NITDA Trains NMA Members on Digital Transformation
The National Information Technology Development Agency, (NITDA) believes that the integration of Information Technology into health care sector would accelerate the attainment of all the sustainable…
- 21 Nov 2024
Africa Digital Awards Honours Mayomi Tonye as Outstanding Technology Personality in Healthcare Management
Mrs. Mayomi Tonye, a distinguished healthcare administrator and innovator, has been honored with the prestigious title of Outstanding Technology Personality in Healthcare Management at the Africa…
- 12 Oct 2025
NHIA, NIMC Ink MoU to Boost Universal Health Coverage Drive with Digital ID
National Health Insurance Authority of Nigeria (NHIA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to make the National Identification Number…
- 6 Mar 2024
MDaaS Global Secures $3M to Transform Healthcare Access across Nigeria
MDaaS Global, a pioneering healthtech company and operator of Nigeria’s fastest-growing healthcare network - BeaconHealth Diagnostics, has raised a $3 million Pre-Series A round of financing. The…
- 1 May 2020
Interswitch Group Unveils Coordinated Interventions Against COVID-19
Interswitch Group, one of Africa’s leading integrated payment & digital commerce players has announced a series of intervention measures as part of a coordinated effort to complement ongoing…
- 4 Jul 2021
Konga Health Inks MoU with Nigeria’s Private Medical Association
Konga Health, an ambitious, technology-driven healthcare solutions company, has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Association of Nigerian Private Medical Practitioners…
- 5 Jun 2026
NITDA, Benin’s Digital Agency Strengthen Ties on Digital Transformation
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and Agence des Systèmes d’Information et du Numérique (ASIN), the Information Systems and Digital Agency of the Republic of Benin, have…
- 1 Oct 2023
NITDA Partners PSN to Create Drug Information Centre
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has expressed its commitment to partner with the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) in establishing a Drug Information Centre to…
- 9 Feb 2025
DBI, US-Based Partner SBTS to Create 50,000 Jobs
Digital Bridge Institute (DBI) has partnered with US-based SBTS Group to create 50,000 immediate job opportunities and upskill over five million Nigerian youths by 2030. Mr. Daser David, president…
- 29 Apr 2026
World Health Summit Regional Meeting Opens in Nairobi, Focuses on Stronger African Health Systems
The 2026 World Health Summit Regional Meeting opened in Nairobi on Wednesday with a strong call for coordinated action to build more resilient health systems across Africa. The summit, hosted by Aga…
- 22 Feb 2026
Interswitch Partners Abia to Digitise Public Hospitals
Interswitch, a technology company, through its health-tech subsidiary, Interswitch eClat, has taken a major step in advancing Nigeria’s public-sector health digitisation agenda following the…
- 2 Jun 2020
AfriTech 2020: Sanofi Selects 11 Start-Ups For Online Finale On June 11
Following the cancellation of the 2020 edition of Viva Technology, Sanofi will maintain its four AfricaTech Challenges by organizing an online pitch day on June 11, 2020. The objective is to continue…
- 10 Jan 2017
Philips, Illumina Collaboration to Offer Integrated Genomics Solutions for Oncology
Royal Philips, a global leader in health technology, and Illumina, Inc., the global leader in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies, today announced a strategic collaboration that aims to…
- 18 Jun 2024
Lagos State Government, Interswitch Group Sign MoU Smart Health Information Platform
The Lagos State Government has officially signed a concession agreement with one of Africa’s leading integrated technology enablers, Interswitch, through its Healthtech subsidiary, Interswitch eClat,…
- 5 Jun 2023
Africa to Pilot Drone Delivery to Enhance Rural Healthcare
Medical technology company Siemens Healthineers will collaborate with German drone manufacturer Wingcopter to pilot an integrated drone delivery solution for healthcare facilities throughout Africa.…
- 20 Oct 2014
Intelligent Systems Revenue to Hit $1Trn in 5 Years
The deployment of billions of advanced systems across major industries over the next five years will be critical to enabling the vision around intelligent systems, according to a new International…
- 7 Jul 2026
NSITF Partners South African Insurer on Digital Transformation
The Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Rand Mutual Assurance (RMA) to collaborate on digital transformation aimed at strengthening worker…
- 24 Apr 2024
Moniepoint, Community Pharmacists to Explore Digital Financial Inclusion for Health Industry
Issues bordering on the need to strengthen the pharmaceutical supply chain and distribution leveraging digital technology, reducing the prevalence of fake medicines exacerbated by the unregulated and…
- 14 Nov 2023
How Did MTN MoMo Hackathon Winners Create Financial Magic for Financial Inclusion
MoMo Hackathon 2023 was a stage set for innovation, collaboration, and financial brilliance. Developers, innovators, and entrepreneurs across Nigeria converged to showcase their skills, creativity,…
- 16 Sept 2025
Nigeria’s NIN Enrollment Hits Record 126m
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has revealed that more than 126 million Nigerians have been registered in the National Identity Database and issued National Identity Numbers (NIN), marking a major…
- 23 Jun 2021
Western Digital Fuels Faster Decision Making at the Edge in Harsh Remote Environments
Providing the foundation for the world’s essential data infrastructure, Western Digital has announced the availability of its new high-performance Ultrastar® Edge server family that brings compute…
- 8 Jan 2016
Philips Demos Solution to Link Personal Devices, Hospital & Homes
Royal Philips has announced it will showcase how consumer health and professional healthcare are coming together in the Philips HealthSuite digital platform. The platform is the company’s cloud-based…
- 18 Sept 2016
IDC Says Data Security among IT Top Priority among Healthcare sector in MEA
Ensuring high levels of security of data and systems, and guaranteeing business continuity are the top IT priorities among Middle East and Africa (MEA) decision makers in the healthcare industry for…
- 18 Feb 2016
Philips, HDS to Deliver Next-Gen Data Management Solution For Healthcare
Royal Philips on Thursday announced a collaboration with Hitachi Data Systems, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd, to deliver a highly scalable, high-performance Vendor Neutral Archive (VNA)…
- 21 Jul 2026
NPC Opens Nationwide Digital Birth, Death Registration Platform
National Population Commission (NPC) has commenced the nationwide digital registration of births and deaths under the Electronic Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (E-CRVS) system to strengthen…
- 12 Feb 2026
Identy.io Targets Nigeria, Kenya in Its Africa Expansion Strategy
Nigeria and Kenya are the next target markets for Identy.io, a global provider of digital identities, as it expands into Africa. Facial, fingerprint, and palm identification are among the safe,…
- 29 May 2026
Report Shows Start-ups Fuel Innovations in Africa
Bloomberg has released its second annual "25 African Startups to Watch" list, underscoring the growing influence of venture-backed innovation across the continent. Published thursday, the list…