This World AIDS Day it is time to come together and refocus on ending the HIV epidemic. As South Africa works to get back on track to meet its UNAIDS HIV prevention and care targets, healthcare organisations like the BroadReach Health Development are partnering with the United States Agency For International Development (USAID) and local …
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Improving Access to Medicine across South Africa
In the NewsAs of the 1st of October 2021, BroadReach Health Development will partner with the South African Country Office of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) on a multimillion-dollar project to help countless South Africans get faster and better access to medicines. Called Sustaining HIV/TB Epidemic Control in South Africa, the project is funded under the …
Global COVID-19 experts see inequitable distribution and vaccine hesitancy as the key challenges for Africa in 2021
EventsGlobal and African vaccine experts join BroadReach Group webinar to address mass vaccination rollout concerns and solutions Webinar in summary: Mass immunizations must be treated as a multi-year marathon, and vaccine hesitancy must be addressed before herd immunity can be achieved. – Dr Tim Mastro, chief scientist at FHI 360 Health authorities must share vaccine …
Community health workers must be better supported in 2021, the Year of the Healthcare Worker
Opinion PiecesFrontline health workers, who are to be honoured during the World Health Organization’s international Year of the Healthcare Worker in 2021, must be better supported in their vital role to beat back the global COVID-19 pandemic on community level, according to global health technology experts, BroadReach Group. Frontline health workers, and in particular Community Health …
Condolences on the passing of Dr. Arthi Ramkissoon
In the NewsThe team at BroadReach are saddened to learn of Dr. Arthi Ramkissoon’s passing. She was a true and humble leader in the fight to end HIV in South Africa. We offer our heartfelt condolences to our colleagues at MatCH and especially to her friends and family. Dr. Ramkissoon was the Executive Director of MatCH (Maternal, …
Managing Directors of BroadReach Group businesses announced
In the NewsBroadReach Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Paul Bhuhi and Todd Malone as the Managing Directors of our two newly constituted business units: Vantage Health Technologies and BroadReach Health Development, respectively. BroadReach is a global social impact group whose mission is to harness health technologies and innovation that empower human action. We fulfil …
BroadReach Group announces partnership with Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare
In the NewsNovember 2020: BroadReach Group proudly announces its role as partner on the recently launched Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare. BroadReach has integrated its cloud platform for population health management – Vantage – with Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare. Vantage provides management decision-support and operational tools to governments and private sector payer and provider organizations enabling them to …
Getting to know: Todd Malone, Chief of Party, PEPFAR/USAID APACE Program
BlogsTodd serves as the Chief of Party with BroadReach for the PEPFAR/USAID-funded APACE project. Through APACE, Todd and his team improve and expand comprehensive clinical and non-clinical HIV care and treatment services and accelerate and sustain HIV epidemic control in South Africa. APACE stands for Accelerating Program Achievements to Control the Epidemic. Why does BroadReach mean more? BroadReach means more because we believe that our teams can leverage technology …
Dr Ernest Darkoh appointed to Schwab Foundation Board
In the NewsThe Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship has announced the appointment of Dr Ernest Darkoh, founding partner of the BroadReach Group, to its Board. As a world renowned thought leader, Dr Darkoh has more than 25 years of experience developing and implementing innovative health interventions at scale. As the sister organization of the World Economic Forum, …
Getting to know: Mandy Dube, BroadReach Project Director – IDeAS
BlogsMandy is the Project Director for BroadReach’s IDeAS program in partnership with the Zambian Ministry of Health funded by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. IDeAS stands for Integrated Decisions and Analytics Support and her team is responsible for implementing SmartCare– Zambia’s electronic health record system. What excites you about being a part of BroadReach? …
BroadReach wins Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation funding for the Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health (MNCH) project
In the NewsCreating tools to improve maternal health in West Africa BroadReach, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, will be developing a machine learning tool to improve maternal health as part of the Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health project. Over the next two years and in collaboration with the African Academy of Sciences and the West Africa Health Organization (WAHO), BroadReach will use actionable data insights to help improve maternal, neonatal …
ANNOUNCEMENT: BroadReach achieves Microsoft Gold Partner Status
In the NewsWe are excited to announce that we have officially been awarded Microsoft Gold Partner status, earning the highest level of competence and expertise within Microsoft’s widely recognized partnership program. Backed by innovative thinking and technology, the Microsoft brand has long been associated with credibility and trust, and we are honored to be a part of …
Artificial intelligence unmasks Covid-19 hotspots
In the NewsWith Covid-19 cases rapidly spreading across the country, South Africans have been hearing a lot about hotspots, clusters and targeted testing lately. A home-grown cloud-enabled screening and communication app has been helping community health care workers in Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal mark hotspots seamlessly by recording live community screening in real time. The Vantage community screening …
ANNOUNCEMENT: 1 million people screened for COVID-19 on Vantage
In the NewsToday, 20 May 2020, marked a major milestone in our COVID-19 response efforts, as we exceeded 1 million people screened for COVID-19 on the Vantage Community Screening Application. This is a huge achievement across the BroadReach Group from the technology, engineering and delivery teams working remotely all hours of the day and night, to our …
Upcoming Covid-19 Webinar: Effective use of technology to flatten the Covid 19 curve in Africa.
EventsDate: Friday, 17 April Time: 4 – 5pm (EAT) Register here: https://bit.ly/2V9WcA6 Our Founding Partner, Dr Ernest Darkoh will be joining the panel to discuss how BroadReach is using Vantage technology in the response to Covid-19 to flatten the curve.
Mpumalanga launches Vantage mobile app to stop Covid-19 spread
In the NewsSouth Africa, 9 April 2020: BroadReach Group is proudly partnering with the Mpumalanga Department of Health to roll out its Covid-19 community screening mobile app, on the Vantage platform, today (9 April). Over the next month, thousands of community healthcare workers are being deployed throughout the province, with a population of 4.5 million, in a …