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Huma Health Shield Info
Huma Health Shield Info

Information on the app & Huma as a company.

Updated over 4 years ago

What is Huma Health Shield?

Huma Health Shield is an app built to support you during the COVID-19 pandemic as an educational tool. It allows users to understand their health better, check for symptoms daily and learn about COVID-19 from reliable sources, such as government official advice, WHO and John Hopkins University. Huma Health Shield is not a medical device, and it cannot prevent, diagnose or treat COVID-19. All features of this app are to be used as advice and guidance.

Is Huma Health Shield a medical device?

NO. Huma Health Shield is NOT a medical device. Huma Health Shield is intended to be used as an educational tool to support you during the COVID-19 pandemic. Even though you can find scientific information on the app regarding matters of health, biomarkers and illnesses, such as COVID-19, Huma Health Shield cannot diagnose or treat any conditions, nor does it provide you with personalised treatment recommendations. The app should be used as a wellness tool in addition to your usual medical advice.

All information provided is based on official WHO and government advice. It is important that, as a user, you understand that this app cannot replace a doctor’s assessment and cannot diagnose or treat COVID-19 or any other illnesses. All features of this app are to be used as advice and guidance - not as a diagnostic tool or treatment alternative.

What regulatory and compliance approvals does Huma have?

Huma Health Shield is NOT a medical device. However, some of Huma’s other products are registered with the Medicines and Healthcare Product Regulatory Agency (MHRA) as a Medical Device.

  • Huma’s Remote Patient Monitoring App is a CE approved Class 1 Medical Device.

  • Huma is ISO 13485:2016 certified (Medical Devices: Quality Management Systems).

  • The FDA has recommended the enforcement discretion classification for the current Huma product.

  • German Federal Institute of Drugs & Medical Devices approved for Huma’s COVID-19 remote monitoring app.

  • Huma is EU GDPR compliant.

  • Registration on Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DPST).

Find out more about Huma

Huma (previously Medopad) was founded in 2011. With headquarters in London, and offices in Shanghai, New York as well as operations in additional countries, including Germany.

Huma works with healthcare professionals, life sciences and innovation partners. As the healthcare industry is experiencing unprecedented challenges during COVID-19, Huma has worked with academics and clinicians from leading international institutions to create a COVID-19 RPM platform available internationally.

Huma’s life sciences and innovation customers and partners include major international tech leaders, such as Apple and Tencent.Over the past two years, Huma has also partnered closely with the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies such as Bayer and Johnson & Johnson.

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