KAMPALA (Reuters) – U.S. cloud services company Vonage is partnering with social enterprise CTI Africa to pioneer video-linked healthcare in Uganda, where good hospitals and qualified medical personnel are scarce.
FILE PHOTO: A patient rests on a bed in a hospital in Uganda’s capital Kampala as a doctors strike enters its second day in Uganda, November 7, 2017. REUTERS/James Akena/File Photo
CTI Africa focuses on deploying digital technology to increase efficiency and productivity in sectors such as agriculture, health and energy.
The digital “tele-health” platform is expected to offer users faster access to higher-quality healthcare.
“As the need for remote and virtual medical care increases, especially during these challenging times, we are proud that Vonage’s video technology is helping to make healthcare available to those who need it most,” Vonage said in a statement.
Owing to years of under-funding, neglect and corruption under President Yoweri Museveni, the…
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