COUNTRY FOCUS: KENYA
Kenya currently has two main battles
to fight. Like most countries on Earth,
Kenya is striving to beat the threat of
COVID-19 and is using technology to do
so. With its economy taking a battering
from the pandemic, it is also fighting
against the threat of fraud. Once again
the use of technology is at the forefront
of its fightback.
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Kenya deploys technology
to battle against health
and financial threats
Kenyan company to launch
AI platform to support
efforts to curb pandemic
they take, as well as keep journals of
their statuses and that of their kids and
families. The platform is AI driven and
uses various AI modules to help detect
abnormalities, detect early outbreaks and
monitor mobility and evolution of diseases
via timely data analytics.
Kenyan health tech company Afya
Rekod is working hard to launch its AI
and Blockchain built consumer-driven
health data platform amid the Coronavirus
pandemic. The platform hopes to support
global efforts to curb the disease by
providing a portal for people across the world
to store their health data in real time, with a
special focus on COVID-19.
The advanced system aims to help users
store their own health data, access health
information and connect to health service
providers and was set to launch in July.
The Founder and CEO of Afya Rekod, John
Kamara, said: “Afya Rekod is a medical data
storage platform that allows patients to
store their health records, the medication
“Africa and most of the third world
countries have limited doctors and access
to healthcare services. Lack of patient data
in real time makes the problem even more
damaging to both patients and health
service providers across the continent. Over
65% of Africans live in rural communities
that are not connected and are off grid in
terms of access to healthcare services. This is
the problem we are trying to solve.”
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