Array ( [episodeID] => 470 [featureSeriesID] => 1 [featureSeasonID] => 14 [featureEpisodeID] => 31 [featureTitle] => Prof. Leenta Grobler on how AI can transform healthcare in South Africa [featureDescription] => AI-powered digital health could make quality healthcare more accessible across South Africa, especially in communities with limited medical resources.\r\n\r\nProf. Leenta Grobler, Associate Professor in Digital Health Innovation at the North-West University (NWU), explains how technology can help close gaps in access, information, and continuity of care.\r\n\r\nGrobler discusses remote patient monitoring, digital tools that connect local clinics with specialists, and NWU research into more accurate infant growth monitoring. She also explains how AI-supported retinal screening could analyse health data faster and support better clinical and insurance-related decisions.\r\n\r\nThe conversation explores why human oversight must remain central to AI in healthcare, and why successful African digital health solutions must be designed for local realities such as connectivity constraints, unreliable electricity, and varying levels of digital literacy.\r\n\r\n0:00 Intro\r\n1:37 South Africa's healthcare access problem\r\n3:32 How digital health can improve patient care\r\n6:08 NWU's digital health projects\r\n10:41 AI-supported retinal screening\r\n11:25 Why humans must remain in control\r\n13:37 Designing technology for South Africa\r\n16:18 Measuring real healthcare impact\r\n\r\nFollow MyBroadband:\r\nX - https://twitter.com/mybroadband\r\nFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/mybroadband\r\nInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/mybroadband/\r\nWebsite - https://mybroadband.co.za/news/\r\n\r\n#DigitalHealth #ArtificialIntelligence #Healthcare [featureEpisode] => https://player.vimeo.com/video/1243579228 [featureDuration] => 19:16 min [featureImageMobile] => img/guests/ET-001-0047-031.jpg [featurePublication] => 2026-11-05 07:12:04 [featureLogo] => img/logos/SL114.png )