DocumentCode
474851
Title
Health service delivery in developing countries through eHealth: Making the case for low-cost wireless infrastructures
Author
Iluyemi, A. ; Briggs, J. ; Burger, R.A.
Author_Institution
Centre for Healthcare Modelling &Inf., Univ. of Portsmouth, Portsmouth
fYear
2008
fDate
21-22 May 2008
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
6
Abstract
This paper discusses how high costs of mobile/wireless technologies impede the successful adoption and diffusion of eHealth services in developing countries with Africa as a focus. It therefore highlights the need for low-cost versions in order to expand and deepen the benefits of eHealth services to populations in Africa.
Keywords
health care; mobile radio; telemedicine; African population; developing countries; eHealth services; health service delivery; low-cost wireless infrastructures; mobile/wireless technologies; Africa; Digital World Forum; eHealth; financial barrier; low-cost mobile/wireless technologies;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
Conference_Titel
Appropriate Healthcare Technologies for Developing Countries, 2008. AHT 2008. 5th IET Seminar on
Conference_Location
London
Print_ISBN
978-0-86341-916-4
Type
conf
Filename
4577656
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