Health in your pocket: consultations, sharing medical files, all on your phone

A Cape Town-based start-up has secured multimillion-rand funding to run the app in SA

18 July 2021 - 19:03 By sipokazi fokazi

Before the Covid-19 pandemic, telemedicine was largely used to provide healthcare services to rural populations and for teaching purposes. Over the past year virtualised medical treatment has grown exponentially as patients continue to seek medical care under lockdown restrictions and doctors exercise caution to minimise Covid-19 infections...

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