Better care for more people
New care delivery models and technology like artificial intelligence are rapidly shaping the future of healthcare in South Africa, yet long-standing barriers must be effectively addressed to provide high-quality care to patients, when and where they need it.
This year’s report focuses on gaps that stand in the way of achieving timely, high-quality care for everyone and examines ways of overcoming them.
Workforce pressures are taking their toll on healthcare personnel and patients.
How healthcare leaders say staff shortages are impacting patient care:
Healthcare leaders are more likely than the global average to have already implemented AI for clinical decision support.
Leading areas where South African leaders are implementing AI for clinical decision support:
Data-driven insights hold potential to help reduce health disparities, but data is frequently in short supply.
Healthcare leaders’ perspectives on the role of data in addressing health disparities:
The tension between advancing health and ongoing barriers to high-quality care clearly call for increased collaboration among industry stakeholders, to partner with purpose, and enable better, sustainable care for all.
