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Episode: Patients in Kenya sell their health data to get medical care
Description: Personal patient information is being given currency in Kenya as a way of expanding patient access to doctors.
A mobile start-up says its phone application allows users to pay for medical services by selling their personal data online through blockchain technology which protects their identity.
In Kenya, accessing medical services can be expensive. Kenyan start-up Snark Health believes it's found a way to enable more people to get qualified medical attention without having to pay for it with cash.
When a patient needs medical attention, they look for a doctor through the Snark app. Their personal medical data is anonymized...