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African hospitals adopt SOPHiA artificial intelligence to trigger continent-wide healthcare leapfrogging movement

African hospitals adopt SOPHiA artificial intelligence to trigger continent-wide healthcare leapfrogging movement

African hospitals are adopting SOPHiA to – no matter their experience in genomic testing – get up to speed and analyze genomic data to identify disease-causing mutations in patients’ genomic profiles, and decide on the most effective care. As new users of SOPHiA, they become part of a larger network of 260 hospitals in 46 […]

Five African cities remain in the top 100 rankings in regards to quality of living: Durban, Cape Town and Johannesburg

Five African cities remain in the top 100 rankings in regards to quality of living: Durban, Cape Town and Johannesburg

Despite increased political and financial volatility in South Africa, its cities fell within the top 100 of the world’s highest quality of living and remain attractive destinations for expanding business operations and sending expatriates on assignment, according to Mercer’s 19th annual Quality of Living survey. Durban (87) ranked the highest for quality of living within […]

Manchester City nets key partnership with Mundipharma

Manchester City nets key partnership with Mundipharma

Premier League club Manchester City have signed healthcare and pharmaceutical business Mundipharma as one of their most recent regional partners. The multi-year deal sees Mundipharma Pte Ltd named the ‘Official Healthcare Product Partner of Manchester City Football Club’ in Mundipharma’s markets in Asia Pacific, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa. It reflects both partners’ […]

Guatemalan President Otto Perez has resigned after Congress stripped the leader of immunity over corruption allegations and a warrant was issued for his arrest

Guatemalan President Otto Perez has resigned after Congress stripped the leader of immunity over corruption allegations and a warrant was issued for his arrest

Guatemalan President Otto Perez has resigned, his spokesman said after Congress stripped the leader of immunity over corruption allegations and a warrant was issued for his arrest. The embattled conservative leader, in power since 2012, took Thursday’s decision to step down to confront “individually the proceedings against him,” his spokesman Jorge Ortega said, days before […]

Mexican missing student activist who led search for 43 students killed in Guerrero state

Mexican missing student activist who led search for 43 students killed in Guerrero state

A Mexican community activist who helped families search for their missing relatives has been killed. Miguel Angel Jimenez Blanco’s body was found near his home in a town in the south-western state of Guerrero. He had led search parties after the disappearance of 43 students in the nearby town of Iguala last year threw light […]

Pope Francis apologizes for crimes against native people of Latin America

Pope Francis apologizes for crimes against native people of Latin America

Following in the footsteps of St. John Paul II, Pope Francis on Thursday asked forgiveness for crimes against the indigenous peoples of Latin America during “the so-called conquest of America.” “I say this to you with regret: many grave sins were committed against the native peoples of America in the name of God,” he said […]

A Million People Gather In Ecuador To Meet Pope Francis

A Million People Gather In Ecuador To Meet Pope Francis

Pope Francis will perform mass in front of a massive crowd of one million people in Ecuador today as he kicks off the first leg of his three-nation tour of South America. Many of his loyal followers camped out overnight, having traveled from all over Ecuador and neighbouring countries, just to hear him speak in […]

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