mHealth and Africa: Access to Healthcare, BuzzWords or Reality ?

mHealth and Africa

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Access to Healthcare,

BuzzWords or Reality ?

Joseph PategouInternational Strategy and [email protected]

09/09/2016

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SUMMARY

I. Africa

II. The Market for Mobile Phones

III. The mHealth Market

IV. Example of mHealth

Information about the author

Sources

Africa

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Population, Economy…

mHealth and Africa: Access to Healthcare, BuzzWords or Reality ? – Joseph Pategou

Countries

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Population

54

1,1

States

Billion


Economy

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organization

Inequality of Growth


The Market for Mobile Phones

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Africa has emerged as one of the fastest growing markets for mobile phones in the world


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“Africa is one of the first continents when

first-hand users are testing the internet,

phone-first. That's pretty new, which makes

Africa the biggest continent for smartphones -

bigger than China, bigger than India.”

Mr. Eric Cador

President of Lenovo’s

Europe, Middle East and

Africa (EMEA)


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Users

910Million Users

910

CH

INA

IND

IA

APA

C

A billion mobile phone subscribers in

Africa – 910 million to be exact


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Mobile-Phone Shipments

155Million in 2020

CH

INA

IND

IA

APA

C Smartphone Markets Versus

Feature Phone market from 2008-2020


Mobile OS* Market Share

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Android Is Winning*OS: Operating Systems


Countries

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41. South Africa

2. Nigeria

3. Egypt

4. MoroccoMain Countries

"We believe in bringing technology closer to the African people

by providing world class products at competitive prices, the

business potential of our venure is enormous as we will be

meeting the rising demand for mobile handsets throughout

Africa in the coming years,"

Mr. Mohaammed SeedatManaging Director of Zambia-based M-Tech

Mobile Communication


The mHealth Market

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Ecosystem Players for mHealth


Worldwide mHealth Revenue

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Africa

23US$ billion in 2017

5%Market Share in 2017


Revenues by mHealth

Categories

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Mhealth Spend

1US$ Billion in 2017, in

Africa

in 2017

Each of the regions offers significant revenue opportunities for various

Mobile Health players


mHealth by categories in Africa

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9Service Categories

in 2017

Diagnosis and Monitoring services are

expected to be the two largest opportunities

in the continent with market shares of about

60% and 29% respectively


Healthcare Workers

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Prevention and

Awareness

75%75% of current mobile health deployments

in Africa focus on improving the efficiency

of healthcare workforce and systems

Services that distribute prevention and awareness

messages aimed at reducing the spread of

infectious diseases and helping patients

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Countries

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4South Africa, Nigeria, Algeria, Egypt and Kenya lead African countries presently

in mobile health deployments.

Most of the applications in South Africa focus on improving the efficiency of

healthcare workers, whereas Kenya has witnessed a large number of

awareness/prevention solutions, especially around HIV/AIDS.

Uganda, Nigeria, Mozambique and Malawi have also witnessed a number of

mobile health deployments till date.

Main Actors


Main Issues regarding mHealth

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4 Issues

Governmet Thrust

RegulatorySupport

Physician Acceptace

User Adoption


Example of mHealth


Mhealth Projets in Africa


mHealth Projets

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MTN Y’ello Health

MTN in Nigeria initiated a program together with Nigeria’s National Health

Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to provide affordable healthcare to its subscribers in

the country.

Called MTN Y’ello Health, the mobile service provider created an all-inclusive

health insurance scheme that will allow subscribers to gain access to pre-

defined treatments as well as selecting their own Health Maintenance

Organisation (HMO) and healthcare provider.

“At MTN, we believe that health insurance contributes to removing the

financial barriers to healthcare, thereby giving people unrestricted access to

good healthcare without having to pay out-of-pocket. More than bringing

flexibility and ease to paying for health care service, health insurance is also

a means of providing greater access to healthcare for larger segments of a

population. Indeed we believe health insurance is imperative for closing the

gap between the availability of health care service and the ability of the

citizenry to access it”

Mr Michael Ikpoki,MTN Nigeria Country Manager


Hello Doctor

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mPedigree

Currently available in 10 African countries, Hello Doctor provides free essential

healthcare information that is updated daily.

The app also provide access to healthcare advice, answers to health-related

questions in live group chat forums, confidential one-on-one text conversation

with a doctor (also in local languages), and the ability to receive a call back

from a doctor within 60 minutes.

mPedigree is a phone-based anti-counterfeit ICT software application which

allows pharmaceutical retailers and users verify the authenticity of a drug. This is

done for free by text-messaging a unique code found on the product to a

universal number.

mPedigree is not only helping poor people who are vulnerable to purchasing

fake drugs, it is also helping to restore confidence to the healthcare system.


MomConnect

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Matibabu

Though maternal mortality rate is high in Africa, one app is helping weaken its

influence in South Africa.

MomConnect is a cellphone-based application that provides information and

advice for pregnant women in South Africa.

Malaria is one of the deadliest diseases in the world and the biggest health

problem in sub-Sahara Africa.

However, Code8 – a team of four young Uganda techies – created Matibabu,

a smartphone app that help to diagnose malaria without a blood sample.


MedAfrica

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mRamadan

Launched by Kenyan developers, Shimba Technologies, MedAfrica acts as a

pocket clinic. It helps people in rural areas diagnose and monitor symptoms of

diseases.

The app also provides directories of Doctors and hospitals, gives advice on

treatment, validates doctors, authenticates possible counterfeit drugs and

direct users to the nearest hospital.

Launched during the Ramadan season in Senegal, mRamadan is an app that

helps diabetic patients manage their health while fasting.

Users receive free, daily text messages with recommendation before fasting

during the month of Ramadan.


Smart Health app

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Sehatuk

Smart Health app focuses on providing accurate baseline information resource

on HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria.

In the future, it hopes to include information on nutrition, Prenatal and Postnatal

mother care, and newborn health consultation.

The app is currently available in Tanzania,Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa,

Angola,Ghana, and Senegal and embedded in all Samsung phones, the

biggest smartphone manufacturer in Africa.

The Sehatuk, meaning “Your Health” in Arabic, provides a huge data base of

drugs available in Morocco, along with their prices and dosages.

It also provides useful information calling up an ambulance as well as news on

the medical insurance.

The app recently won the African Content Awards during the African Ministerial

Forum of Science Technology and Innovation in October.


Omomi (My Child)

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DrBridge

Omomi (My Child) is an app that informs mothers and another relative on

immunization dates, baby’s growth pattern and general infant health tips.

Mostly in Egypt, can use this app to make appointments with a doctor online

via Vezeeta, an online appointment booking site.

Doctors on the other hand can use DrBridge to access a patient’s medical

records that have been stored online.


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Information about the author

I am fascinated by healthcare and the experience of many companies to develop new types of drug with the aim of saving lives around the world.

Main topics of passion in the healthcare:- Strategy- Digital - Innovation- Biosimilars

If you want to know more, please contact me: [email protected]

M. Joseph Pategou


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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION


SOURCES


Sources

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9. http://www.africa-business.com/features/mobile_phones_africa.html

10. http://www.pwc.in/assets/pdfs/telecom/gsma-pwc_mhealth_report.pdf

11. https://www.alliedmarketresearch.com/mhealth-2015-market

12. http://www.htxt.co.za/2014/07/28/health-insurance-comes-to-nigeria-through-mobile-phone-subscriptions/


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