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Rocket is a service of The Medical Concierge Group (TMCG) providing telemedicine services. (PHOTO BY: TMCG)
Healthcare consulting firm, Salient Advisory launches a healthcare report titled ‘Innovations in Health Product Distribution in Sub-Saharan Africa’ calling on donor agencies, governments and investors to accelerate the impact and scale of African health tech innovators working in supply chain.
“Cutting-edge tech innovators in East Africa are developing solutions to help transform the delivery of health information, products and services. As innovators support essential health services and the Covid-19 response, partnerships with health actors, governments, donors and regulators will be critical,” Malyse Uwase, Senior Consultant at Salient, said while launching the report.
Five innovators and a whole new meaning of telemedicine in Uganda
May 5, 2021 A doctor carries out a physical examination at the clinic
Eight years ago, five young medical entrepreneurs introduced the telemedicine concept in Uganda. Dubbed Rocket Health, the venture was met with some skepticism from some funders and stakeholders but its strategy to bring to people’s doorsteps is narrowing the gap between doctor and patient. As Ernest Jjingo writes, telemedicine could be the much-awaited innovation in the healthcare sector.
DEVELOPING THE IDEA
Dr Davis Musinguzi, the founder and managing director of The Medical Concierge Group (TMGG)/Rocket Health which undertakes telemedicine services, says telemedicine involves the use of information, communication technologies and smart medical devices to deliver healthcare to patients at a remote location.