Egypt’s first healthcare hackathon kicked off earlier this month, with over 100 attendees participating in the event inclusive of panel discussions, presentations, brand new technology showcases and a 3-day intensive hackathon for the EGP 40,000 cash prizes. Seven teams won in the competition introducing seven new startups in healthcare for Egyptians. The hackathon was dedicated to creating digital and software solutions for Egypt’s most pressing healthcare needs. The latest technologies and APIs from Silicon Valley were showcased and utilized by developers and participants in the competition. Local and global brands showed their support for this new competition, sponsored by Start Egypt, Smart Medical Services, Sanofi Egypt, Fruit Street (US-based diabetes telehealth company) and HIMSS (The world’s largest Healthcare Information Technology Conference). HEALTHACK is a sprint-like competition in which computer developers collaborate with professionals to build a winning software project, in just 72 hours. “The Health 2.0 | Cairo Hackathon was effective in highlighting the benefits of bringing talented entrepreneurs together to tackle some of the real challenges in healthcare today. We were very proud to be part of this initiative that supports great entrepreneurial minds working on developing a better future for Egypt.”…
