South Africa: Technology Makes It Possible to Diagnose Diseases On the Spot - but South Africa's Public Healthcare System Faces Several ObstaclesIt's now possible to test patients on the spot - in a clinic or hospital - for many health conditions.
And test results can be stored in a digital medical record to keep healthcare providers informed about a patient's care.at the University of Pretoria that has conducted several studies on point-of-care diagnostics in sub-Saharan Africa, especially where resources are limited and populations are underserved.The main problems the study identified were in the ability to share data instantly, the ability of systems to"speak to" each other, data security and infrastructure.
Our study noted a few devices that work particularly well with other systems - for example, fitness trackers, and a mouth guard biosensor for monitoring salivary glucose.