For the first time in Egypt, Health 2.0 | Cairo is hosting a healthcare tech hackathon, HEALTHACK, from March 8 to 10. HEALTHACK is a sprint-like competition in which computer developers collaborate with professionals to build a winning software project, in just 72 hours. Hackathons have been showing some popularity in the region due to the growing number of tech hubs sprouting across Egypt. But this will be the first hackathon dedicated to creating digital and software solutions for Egypt’s most pressing healthcare needs. Local and global brands are showing their support for this exciting new competition, and it is sponsored by Smart Medical Services (Egypt-based TPA, Managed Care and technology services company), Fruit Street (US-based diabetes telehealth company) and HIMSS (The world’s largest Healthcare Information Technology Conference). From telemedicine and remote patient monitoring to machine learning, the latest technologies and APIs from Silicon Valley will be showcased and encouraged to be used by developers/participants in the competition. Health 2.0 | Cairo is the first chapter of its kind. Founded in 2014, this organization is a healthcare tech hub for professionals in the health, startup and programming industry; some of…
