US tech company bets on digital health care in Uganda

A patient rests on a bed in a hospital in Uganda's capital Kampala. Okiria told Reuters that patients would be able to connect with medical personnel via video or voice calls from their mobile phones. — Reuters

KAMPALA: US cloud services company Vonage is partnering with social enterprise CTI Africa to pioneer video-linked healthcare in Uganda, where good hospitals and qualified medical personnel are scarce.

CTI Africa focuses on deploying digital technology to increase efficiency and productivity in sectors such as agriculture, health and energy.