Pocket doc

Mobile health clinics are more mobile than ever thanks to Afridoctor, a smartphone app launched in South Africa. Created by Cape Town based Blueworld Communities, the app offers a “snapdiagnosis” service whereby patients send images of their symptoms to a panel of doctors for examination and then receive a response within 48 hours. The app’s creators have acknowledged one major flaw – that very few South Africans own smartphones capable of running the app. Meanwhile in Canada, isolated communities can receive doctor’s consultations via Rosie the robot, whose cameras are remotely manipulated by a doctor.

Source: BBC.co.uk; Stylist.co.uk

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