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While Africa continues to face challenges around healthcare accessibility and cost , there are glimmers of hope on the digital horizon , explains Rodney Taylor , MD at Guardian Eye .

Currently , the region ’ s population is over one billion with more people living on a wage less than US $ 2 per day than anywhere else in the world . With higher mortality rates for women and children , lack of access to infrastructure and medication , and the high cost of medication , Africa needs smart interventions to overcome the barriers to healthcare access and adoption .

Technology has immense potential to help countries across the continent resolve the complexities that come with healthcare across vast distances and income brackets . For example , research has found that there aren ’ t enough healthcare workers to adequately provide healthcare support and care to people in Africa . Research by the World Health Organization ( WHO ) highlighted how in South Africa , for example , there are not enough health workers needed to deliver quality of care .

This is made even more complex when looked at through the lens of

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