EMEA News

Despite a looming second wave of coronavirus, organisations around the world prepare for employees to return to their offices. A digital symptom checker like the one developed by Infermedica can help protecting employees and fight the virus.

HIMSS Media are expanding their Europe/UK editions to encompass MEA, with Healthcare IT News and MobiHealthNews now including a more comprehensive and inclusive Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) edition.

Kuwait’s 2035 vision aims to strengthen investment in high quality healthcare which has already led to increased efficiency, use of innovative technology and a changing culture. 

The new app does not work with a variety of older phones and generated false readings of close contacts in a third of cases.

UK charity, the Health Foundation has called for greater transparency around the COVID-19 contact tracing app, which is set to be launched across England and Wales tomorrow.

The solution, which will be implemented across all of Medcare’s hospitals and clinics in Dubai and Sharjah, is owned by US technology company, InterSystems.

The Hospital Future Act aims to modernise the country’s hospital system.

It comes following a two-month trial in the UAE capital, as well as a successful remote care programme for COVID-19 patients in home isolation.

Also, Liverpool John Moores University gives students insight into e-prescribing.

The initiative aims to transform the planning and delivery of health and care services across the region.