TELEHEALTH IS HERE TO STAY: Would you trust a doctor on your phone?
Sitha Maliwa
We scroll, swipe, and tap our way through life. Our money lives online. Our food arrives by app. We fall in love through a screen. So why, when it comes to our health - something that can mean the difference between life and death - do we still insist on waiting in lines, battling traffic, and sitting in silent waiting rooms?
Why are we afraid to let healthcare evolve?
“It’s fascinating,” says Tania Joffe, founder of South Africa’s digital health app, Unu Health. “We’ve embraced digital services in almost every area of our lives -except healthcare. The big question is: Why not health? Why not now?”
The question echoes loudly in a country where millions are held hostage by geography, bureaucracy, and stigma. A simple doctor’s visit can mean hours in ...