Health
Covering innovations, policy changes, and news in the health sector worldwide.
- Startups
Seven Kenyan women-led startups receive KES 9 million in grants
Seven Kenyan women-led startups receive KES 9 million in grants after Strathmore's Women in Tech accelerator. Meet all seven winners.
- Interesting Reads
Claude has found a new CRISPR-like enzyme system in virus DNA, but nobody knows what it does yet
Claude found ART, a CRISPR-like enzyme system in bacteria-infecting viruses. Anthropic confirmed it's real but doesn't know what it does.
- News
Huawei Watch D3 inflates its strap to take your blood pressure like a doctor’s cuff, even while you sleep
Huawei's Watch D3 puts an inflatable cuff in a thinner strap for 24-hour blood pressure readings, from about KES 66,000.
- Quick Reviews
Apple Watch Series 12 versus Ultra 4: what the extra money actually buys
Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 share every sensor. In Kenya the Ultra's satellite and cellular hardware does nothing.
- News
Google’s motion sickness feature is now on Galaxy phones, if yours runs One UI 9
Google's Motion Assist now reaches Galaxy phones on Android 17, drawing moving dots at screen edges to ease motion sickness.
- News
Samsung Launches Health Assistant, an AI Chatbot That Reads Your Health Data
Samsung's Health Assistant AI chatbot launches in US beta, coaching users on sleep, activity and vitals. Kenya availability remains unannounced.
- News
Midjourney Built a Full-Body Ultrasound Scanner. Here’s What It Can and Can’t Do
Midjourney unveiled a full-body ultrasound scanner inside a spa. We explain how it works, what is real, and what is…
- News
Tibu Health secures new funding to expand pharmacy-based clinics in Kenya
Kenyan healthtech start-up Tibu Health has secured financing from Proparco, with the funding set to accelerate the company’s rollout of…
- News
Behind Kenya’s Ebola Block, a Bigger Fight Over Health Data.
Kenya's High Court halted the US-backed Ebola site and demanded full disclosure, echoing December's suspended $2.5 billion health data deal…
- News
Heavy-lift cargo drones are coming to Kenya, and they are aiming where Zipline isn’t
Kenya's drone delivery market gains a 25kg hybrid cargo drone as GDC teams up with local operator ThatcherX. Here's why.
- Startups
Madica Puts $600K Into Three African Startups Tackling Agritech, Legaltech, and Health Data
Madica invests $600K in three African startups across agritech, legaltech, and health data, plus launches a fundraising guide.
- Interesting Reads
A Future Designed For Us, or With Us?
Converging AI, hardware, and biological revolutions demand urgent, inclusive global governance to ensure these powerful technologies benefit all of humanity.
- News
Safaricom says SHA can deduct money from M-PESA account without asking for your PIN
In the era of digital payments, the M-PESA PIN is sacrosanct. It is the final barrier between your wallet and…
- Startups
Big Pharma and AI surveillance are finally plugging into Africa’s healthtech supply chain
i3's Lagos summit unveils major deals for MYDAWA and Sproxil, integrating AI and global pharma into Africa’s healthcare grid
- News
MyDawa users report severe app, website failures and very poor customer services
Earlier this year, MyDawa was riding high. The Kenyan e-health startup was selected by i3 to help transform pharmacy care…
