Administrator Power speaks often and convincingly of the need for locally-led development. At the Professional Services Council in December 2021, Administrator Power said, “We know after decades of effort and evaluation, that locally led development supports local institutions in the most effective manner and nurtures sustainability, prioritizes the perspectives and preferences of those we hope …
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Advancing Health Equity Initiatives Across Special Needs Populations
In the News, Opinion PiecesHealth equity exists when everyone has a fair opportunity to be healthy. Fair opportunity can mean different things and manifests in different ways depending on geography, population composition, comorbidities, prevalence of social determinants of health (SDoH), and more. The topic is all the rage at healthcare conferences or in the news. But what does true …
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MedCity News | Lessons learned from fighting HIV in Africa—and how they apply to Covid-19 in the U.S.
In the News, Opinion Pieceshis article was originally published on MedCity News by ERNEST DARKOH The HIV and AIDS crisis in Africa was—and still is—devastating for the continent’s population. Despite only making up 6.2% of the world’s population, Eastern and Southern Africa is home to 54% of all people living with HIV in the world. For almost 20 years, there …
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Opinion| How to capitalise on the opportunity of Covid-19 vaccination sites
Opinion PiecesPhoto: People waiting on vaccinations at Thelle Mogoerane Hospital. (Photo: Denvor de Wee/Spotlight) This World Aids Day we need to find opportunities for public health improvements in this decade This World Aids Day, South Africans are carrying the greatest HIV/Aids burden in the world, our country’s original pandemic. Yet, to combat COVID-19, our country has …
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Health Data Security & Privacy on the African Continent
Opinion PiecesGlobal health systems are increasingly focused flashpoints around health data privacy and security. As health systems on the African continent transform to be more digitally mature – how do we ensure the protection of personally identifiable information and how do we use this data to provide more targeted and equitable services? We, therefore, invite you …
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Opinion| Health Data Privacy Protection Is Pivotal To Health Equity In Africa
Opinion PiecesCloud computing, along with increasingly ubiquitous digital tools for collection, aggregation, and analysis of health data, offer substantial potential to help the African continent leapfrog many more mature systems in transforming healthcare and improving health outcomes. However, more rigour and attention must be focused on protecting the privacy and security of health data. Health data …
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Lost in translation – how our language about COVID-19 can be misunderstood
Opinion PiecesWords have power, far beyond their literal meaning. The words we use to explain and alert the public about the COVID pandemic can contribute to misunderstandings and open the door to misinformation. I’ve spent the past 25 years in health and community development around the African continent and it’s clear that we must communicate simply …
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Opinion | Health equity: A moral and economic necessity
Opinion PiecesHealth Equity is on my mind today. The worldwide healthcare ecosystem is abuzz with the term “health equity” these days; yet BroadReach Group has been addressing issues of health inequity since our founding in 2003. Most common industry definitions define health equity as when all people have a fair opportunity to attain their highest level …
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Community health workers must be better supported in 2021, the Year of the Healthcare Worker
Opinion PiecesFrontline health workers, who are to be honoured during the World Health Organization’s international Year of the Healthcare Worker in 2021, must be better supported in their vital role to beat back the global COVID-19 pandemic on community level, according to global health technology experts, BroadReach Group. Frontline health workers, and in particular Community Health …
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Coining a phrase: data insight experience
Opinion PiecesA study by McKinsey tells us that less than 1% of data is used to make real business decisions[1]. At the same time, we talk about data being the “new oil”, holding so much intrinsic value. So why is it that just 1% of the total data in the world yields value? We have gone …
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Opinion: Pandemic Lessons from a Health Solutions Company
Opinion PiecesBroadReach has been preparing for this moment in time since our founding. Applying our 17 years of learning and investments, we defined and implemented a COVID-19 pandemic response around two dimensions: demand (screening, testing, contact tracing, and treatment) and supply (the health system, including facilities, workforce, and supply chains). From my own 30+ year journey …
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Partner Opinion: Partnerships in Times of Crisis
Opinion PiecesThe current global crisis has highlighted a number of areas, from the need of efficient information management to the need of accurate data gathering for faster medical response. In looking at the role of technology during this period, one area that has stood apart in driving meaningful change is the role of partnerships. Today, more …
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Opinion: Data science — the new normal in public health management
Opinion PiecesData science has begun to fundamentally change and improve the way many industries operate. This gives those in the global public health and the development sector an opportunity to learn from, adapt, and apply these techniques to address some of the most pressing challenges of our generation. While data has long been a fundamental tool …
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Achieving UHC with fourth industrial revolution technology
Opinion PiecesHealth care providers in emerging economies understand that the pursuit of universal health coverage by 2030 will place considerable pressure on already over-burdened health systems. The fundamental challenge is that demand greatly outstrips supply. Health care leaders operating at all points along the continuum of care understand that UHC by 2030 will require them to …
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Why policy change is vital for tech innovation in social development programs
Opinion PiecesIt is only through creating a healthy ecosystem for social entrepreneurship that Africa can truly unlock the potential of technological social innovation to address the Sustainable Development Goals. Government policy, favorable to growing commercial and social enterprise, is a critical part of this ecosystem. In creating policies to build a sustainable social economy that is …
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4IR Technology Holds Key To Better Healthcare In Africa
Opinion PiecesThe rapidly rising population in Africa and the lack of appropriate resources are just some of the challenges obstructing the delivery of quality healthcare on the continent. Governments and legacy healthcare systems are struggling to address basic healthcare needs in the face of increasing levels of disease and health problems as the population, now at …
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