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DIGITAL HEALTH

“ With a 5G system , there ' s no possibility of the connection dropping . That ' s really exciting ”

ERIK BRENNEIS IOT DIRECTOR AT VODAFONE , VODAFONE ourselves as a very important part of society , with responsibility that goes beyond providing telecommunications services . We try to improve things with our technology first because that ' s where we have the biggest lever , but where that ' s not enough , we help through the Vodafone foundation ."
To date , Vodafone has donated € 4.2 million to support the vaccine rollout , including making sure syringes are available at critical sites . " We ' ve especially focused on hard-to-reach communities across Africa because these also tend to be the poorest ", Brenneis says . healthcareglobal . com 77