BroadReach announces the appointment of global healthcare, technology and development veteran, Chris LeGrand, as Group CEO, effective 1 February. Chris will take over the reins during a dynamic point of growth of the award-winning social enterprise. ‘I have been a fan of BroadReach for many years, I am honored to be working with the founders …
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South Africa leading the way in the fight against HIV and AIDS
In the NewsHealth Minister Zweli Mkhize, officially announced that the first high prevalence district in South Africa, the Ugu District in Kwa-Zulu Natal (KZN) reached the UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets, a key milestone in controlling the HIV epidemic. Ugu has one of the highest HIV infection rates in the world with 27% of the population HIV positive, making …
Tackling HIV with AI
In the NewsTwo Balliol alums are achieving startling success tackling HIV in South Africa and beyond. Dr John Sargent and Dr Ernest Darkoh speak warmly of their time at Balliol as Fulbright scholars, John matriculating in 1993 and Ernest in1999, but they met properly at Harvard Medical School and have since built a joint career as co-founders …
The next frontier for intelligent health technology
Opinion PiecesThe availability of mobile technology, acceleration of computing power, and advances in analytic techniques in recent years have boosted optimism in the quest to help the 3.6 billion or more people worldwide who lack access to essential health services. The central question is how we create learning systems and use technology to harness medical knowledge …