Name: How technology is revolutionising access to healthcare | FT
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From drones to data, technology is the new weapon

in the battle for universal health coverage.

But right now only half the world's population

have access to essential health services.

being pushed into poverty just to pay for them.

Here are five innovations that could help plug

California-based company Zipline is setting up

the world's largest drone network in Ghana.

The goal is to deliver urgent medical supplies

Two thousand clinics are signed up to the service,

providing emergency care for up to 12m Ghanaians.

the network is expected to save tens of thousands

helping millions of people manage chronic diseases,

screen for cancer, and even quit smoking.

The Be He@lthy, Be Mobile service works in 11 countries.

account for 71 per cent of global deaths.

One programme targeting smokers has more than 2m users in India

HIV self-testing kits are now available in 77 countries.

They're part of a global initiative to reach the 8.1m

people who are living with HIV, but are unaware they have

A million self tests were carried out in 2017.

And it's hoped that that figure will grow to well over 16m

by the end of 2020, making the goal of ending Aids

Estonia has digitised 99 per cent of its health data.

Every clinic is connected and health records

can be securely accessed by health providers and patients

can be issued digitally giving GPs more time

And ambulance crews have almost instant access

to patient histories, saving vital time in an emergency.

1.3m Estonians are in the national database.

And so far the system has run 11 years without a major security

Innovation number five, new healthcare models.

that offers specialised care to some of Mexico's 14m diabetics.

It's looking to plug the gap between the country's

by offering a patient-tailored service priced somewhere

Overall, the system has reduced appointment times by up to 80

per cent, cut patients' annual costs by 75 per cent,

and lowered their diabetes complication rates

Technology alone won't be able to deliver healthcare

But these innovations, and others like them,

They could even help shape entirely new ones of their own.

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