BurnCast: The quantified self and wearable tech in Africa’s healthcare system

Welcome to BurnCast, our weekly podcast that discusses tech trends, innovation and news. Hosted by Mich Atagana and Stuart Thomas.

Wearable tech, the quantified self and health. Unlike the rest of the world, Africa hasn’t really gotten into the trend. Perhaps it is time investors started thinking about wearable tech more seriously.

On this week’s BurnCast our hosts discuss the role wearable tech could play in Africa’s healthcare system and where data monitoring gathering for diseases across the continent is needed. Should African governments invest in wearable devices that can help track and manage patients with chronic diseases? Is this vital for Africa and will it help stop the spread of disease through knowledge?

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