Digitalizing health care with medical apps

When a person feels unwell, the first thing they do is google their symptoms. Self-diagnosis has become easier. Yet many healthcare practitioners and patients are wary of electronic health check-ups.

In Ethiopia, at a national level, there is just 0.1 percent doctors per 1000 people, according to the latest report in 2018 by the World Health Organization. Therefore, it might appear beneficial for the growing worldwide popularity of cell phones to create more convenient health care for all.

Published and written for The Reporter

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