Google has announced the launch of its health knowledge panels in 20 countries in Africa, including Nigeria.
Google Vice President of Product Management, Tamar Yehoshua, made this known in a statement in Lagos.
Yehoshua stated that the health knowledge panels would appear at the top of any health-related search result.
According to her, it will provide a snapshot of the condition, symptoms and treatment of more than 800 commonly searched health conditions.
”Google is where most people turn to when they have health questions. In fact, one out of 20 Google searches are for health-related information.
”With this in mind, Google developed its health knowledge panel, which is now available in 20 countries in Africa, including Nigeria.
”The health knowledge panels are available on both mobile and desktop, and cover over 800 health conditions created to display facts for health problems and symptoms based on peoples’ search interests,” she said.