Hi David,

Good point. Well we've been having the eHealth strategy 2030 to embrace ICT use in health in response to SDG 9 and in turn increase access to healthcare. We should know for a fact that Kenya has leading Africa in digital health apps and medical devices.

Amazon's Alexa also works the same way in Kenya (as long as you are okay with the data protection implications of smart home devices to entrust them with such sensitive personal data).

Some cool eHealth developments I would like to point out in Kenya:-
1. mLab https://webfoundation.org/projects/mlab-east-africa/
2. Ushauri https://ushaurinew.mhealthkenya.co.ke/ 
3. Care for the Carer https://c4c.kenyahmis.org/
4. GoCare https://gocare.co.ke/ ( I like this tool because they bring medical equipment to your home and you're also free to purchase some of it)
5. Kaiku https://kaikuhealth.com/ (helps cancer patients manage symptoms digitalls. Basically a digital cancer screening & management clinic) Finn company in now over 75 countries

Free eHealth apps in Kenya:-
https://www.similarweb.com/apps/top/google/store-rank/ke/medical/top-free/
 So many apps are included here for free in Kenya.

Ps. This is how the surge in digital health apps increased during the Pandemic: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1284666/change-in-digital-health-services-usage-during-covid-19-lockdown-in-kenya/

Useful resources:-
https://www.mhealthkenya.org/ ( This is pretty awesome, "technology for better health")- They monitor and evaluate current trends in digital health and also lend their expertise in software development.
https://www.statista.com/outlook/dmo/digital-health/ehealth/ehealth-apps/kenya (quite impressive on our digital health Apps)

What other countries think we are doing in Africa:-
https://www.bmz.de/resource/blob/23694/c0810a41b99278c37b17cbce0e7dfb8a/Materialie345_Digital%20Health%20Ecosystem%20for%20African%20countries


Warm Regards,

Wathagi Ndungu


On Tue, 1 Mar 2022, 05:51 David Indeje via KICTANet, <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Listers,

When COVID-19 hit Kenya two years ago ( time moves fast), there was a lot of talk around surveillance, intrusion into ones privacy.

KICTANet was not left behind together with partners, Article 19 and Policy, we dug deeper to understand - "Unseen Eyes, Unheard Stories..." https://youtu.be/oSi0scwRpa8 

On the bright side, Kenya begun to embrace telemedicine, a novel idea. Indeed, an exponential rise with how we are engaging with digital health services via smartphones ( now competing with over the counter concept).

In the US, users can call a Dr via voice courtesy of Amazon Alexa.

Is it time we embraced telehealth visits in Kenya? https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/28/22950636/amazon-alexa-telehealth-teladoc-echo
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