Embracing Breastfeeding: The Culture of Care that Improves Preterm Survival Breastfeeding is one of the most effective and efficient ways to ensure improved child health and preterm survival. Breast milk’s benefits are endless as it provides ideal nutrition- the
Inside Helium The Money Talk Foluso Adeyemi, Head Finance Helium HealthIt is not news that the on-going pandemic has changed and impacted a lot of things. For one, it is unprecedented how often we use
Fundraising Helium Health Secures $10 Million in Series A Financing Round LAGOS, May 7, 2020 — Helium Health, a Lagos-based healthcare technology company, today announced it has completed a $10 million Series-A funding round. Global Ventures and Africa Healthcare Masterfund (AAIC) co-led
Helium Health COVID-19 Response Can Telemedicine help to flatten the curve? Telemedicine, is not a new term, far back in the 70s, healthcare professionals termed it as “healing at a distance” because no physician had to physically touch or talk to
Helium Health COVID-19 Response What to do if you suspect you have COVID-19 If you are sick with COVID-19 or suspect you are the disease, here are some steps to follow to help prevent the disease from spreading to people in your home
Helium Health COVID-19 Response Your Guide to Protecting Yourself and Your Community From COVID-19 The novel coronavirus (COVID-19)’s fast spread across the globe prompted the World Health Organization to officially declare it a pandemic on March 11, 2020. This classification means the number
COVID-19 How to Create a Televisit Appointment Our brand new telemedicine solution is live and with just one click your doctors can have voice, video or chat consultations with your patients remotely. The Helium Health Telemedicine Solution
COVID-19 6 Reasons To Use Telemedicine To Fight Against COVID-19 in Nigeria Telemedicine, sometimes called telehealth or e-health is a system where healthcare professionals use communication technology to treat patients without being physically present. Patients can stay in remote locations and access
COVID-19 The Best Hospital Technologies in Nigeria's Fight Against COVID-19 It is our belief that technology is one of our biggest defences in the fight against COVID-19. To play our part, we have released the Helium Pandemic Response Kit, a
EHRs Why Medical Histories Are Important Medical records are a combination of both self-reported patient information and a physician's notes on diagnosis, care, and treatments. Good medical records capture as much information about a patient’s
Healthcare Why Rhesus Factor Compatibility is Important During Pregnancies Women who have been unfortunate and find themselves experiencing serial spontaneous abortions or miscarriages due to rhesus factor incompatibility have been mistreated and unfairly blamed.
EMRs How Much Does an EMR Software Cost? Don’t be scared into thinking that EMRs are expensive pieces of machinery for well-funded hospitals. It’s important to realize that EMRs don’t have to be expensive and good EMRs pay for themselves by helping to cut down excess costs in the hospital.
Clinics What are the Pros and Cons of Electronic Medical Records? When you walk into banks in Africa, your information is not stored on paper. Why then is it so common to walk into a hospital that stores your vital, personal medical information on paper?
Africa What is Capitation and Why Does it Matter? Capitation eliminates the need for unnecessary interventions which helps to keep costs for both the patient and hospital low but it also restricts the doctor's ability to make decisions.
Doctors Why the way your hospital stores patient charts is important The way a hospital handles patient charts says a lot about how much they care about their patients.
EMR What is an EMR System? Studies show that a medical error is made in 42.8% of cases where paper records are used instead of electronic medical records.
