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Prospects for financial technology for health in Africa.

Don Eliseo Lucero-Prisno, Alaka Hassan Olayemi, Idongesit Ekpenyong, Precious Okereke, Osman Aldirdiri, Julian Ma Buban, Sudi Ndikumana, Kwasi Yelarge, Noah Sesay, Foday Umaro Turay and 2 more

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Article in Digital health. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
2.1field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
  2. Acceptability of Teleconsultation Services for HIV Care in Nigeria: A Mixed Methods Study.Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association · 2025
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  3. The application of artificial intelligence in health financing: a scoping review.Cost effectiveness and resource allocation : C/E · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 11 institutions in 10 countries.

Don Eliseo Lucero-PrisnoDepartment of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
Alaka Hassan OlayemiDepartment of Microbiology, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
Idongesit EkpenyongFaculty of Engineering, University of Uyo, Uyo, Nigeria.
Precious OkerekeFaculty of Management Sciences, Department of Accounting, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
Osman AldirdiriFaculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan.
Julian Ma BubanCollege of Medicine, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines.
Sudi NdikumanaHealth Maintenance Organization in Africa, Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Kwasi YelargeFaculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5753-5151
Noah SesayFaculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences, University of Sierra Leone, Freetown, Sierra Leone.
Foday Umaro TurayFaculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences, University of Sierra Leone, Freetown, Sierra Leone.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9413-1885
Junjie HuangJC School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Mbn KouwenhovenDepartment of Physics, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, PR China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1805-0570
University of Sierra Leone · SLChinese University of Hong Kong · HKKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology · GHMahidol University · THObafemi Awolowo University · NGObservatoire Volcanologique de Goma · CDUniversity of Khartoum · SDUniversity of Port Harcourt · NGUniversity of the Philippines Manila · PHUniversity of Uyo · NGXi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Over the years, technology has revolutionized the operations of many industries, ranging from manufacturing and agriculture to financial institutions which are usually the first users of innovations. Owing to the recent technological trends in the financial sector, such as mobile money, artificial intelligence, and medical robotics, as well as the rapidly increasing human population and the emergence of new patterns of disease, it is necessary for the healthcare sector to adopt new strategies to deliver efficient and effective healthcare services. Financial technology (FinTech), a combination of financial services and technology, entails the incorporation of modern, innovative technologies by industries into their financial services. FinTech is an endless array of applications, products, and services which includes mobile banking, cryptocurrency, insurance, and investment apps among many others. Any enterprise that employs technology to enhance or automate financial services and processes is referred to as FinTech. This fast-growing industry serves the interests of both the business sector and the consuming public. There have been many applications and uses of FinTech, however, its employment in the field of health remains to be explored further and maximized, particularly in the developing world like Africa. This paper aims to explore the prospects of FinTech for healthcare in Africa.

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cryptocurrencyfinancial institutionsinsurancemobile bankingTechnology health

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PMID35968028
PMCPMC9373123
OpenAlexW4301695953

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