Health & Well-being

SPIDER supports mobile solution to improve maternal and child health in Ethiopia

SPIDER enters a partnership with Amref Health Africa with a project using mobile solutions to give pregnant women and their children access to health services in Amhara, Ethiopia.

Rwandan health care system ready for telehealth in cervical cancer screening and care

Health & Well-being, Telehealth for Cervical Cancer project

With ICT friendly policy makers, digitalised and connected hospitals Rwanda is ready to use telehealth for cervical cancer screening and care.

African Networks Join Forces for Innovation and Development

Education & Learning, Health & Well-being, Transparency & Accountability

AfriLabs, network of African technology labs, joins forces with pan-African ICT4Social Innovation Network, to unite key sectors for digitally advancing health, education and rights across the continent.

Women in Zambia want Telehealth services to cater for pressing health needs

Health & Well-being, Telehealth for Cervical Cancer project

On International Women’s Day 2017 SPIDER, The Swedish Program for ICT in Developing Regions, is proud to launch a report with significant input from women living with diagnosed cervical cancer, key decision makers and different healthcare workers in Zambia. Zambia has...

Can Telehealth be a weapon against cervical cancer?

Health & Well-being

Spider and partners are engaged in a research project exploring telehealth solutions for earlier detection and better treatment options of cervical cancer. The mortality rates in East and Southern Africa are among the highest in the world. One of the reasons is that...