Holdings: ICTs for Health in Africa

ICTs for Health in Africa

Countries in Africa spend significant amounts of their GDP on delivering health services through systems that are often inefficient, costly and lacking in transparency. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have the potential to transfo...

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Main Authors:	Shekar, Meera, Otto, Kate
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	AGED AUTHENTICATION BEST PRACTICE BEST PRACTICES CAPABILITIES CHILD HEALTH CHILD MORTALITY CHILD MORTALITY ESTIMATES CITIZENS CLIMATE CHANGE COLLABORATION COMMODITIES COMMUNICABLE DISEASES COMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMMUNITY HEALTH COMPETITIVENESS COMPUTERS CONNECTIVITY CONTRACEPTIVES COST EFFECTIVENESS CULTURAL NORMS CUSTOMER BASE DATA ANALYSIS DATA COLLECTION DATA ENTRY DATA WAREHOUSE DEATHS DECISION MAKERS DELIVERY SYSTEMS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DIGITAL ASSISTANT DIGITIZATION DISTANCE LEARNING DOCTORS DRUGS E-ADMINISTRATION ECONOMIC GROWTH ECOSYSTEM ELEARNING ELECTRICITY ELECTRIFICATION ELECTRONIC CAPTURE EMERGENCIES ENABLING ENVIRONMENT END USER END-USERS ENGINEERS ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE EQUIPMENT ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL SERVICES GENERAL PUBLIC GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES GOVERNMENT SERVICES GPS GROWTH STRATEGY HARDWARE HEALTH CENTRE HEALTH CENTRES HEALTH EDUCATION HEALTH EXTENSION HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH FINANCING HEALTH INDICATORS HEALTH INFORMATION HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEM HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS HEALTH MANAGEMENT HEALTH MESSAGES HEALTH POSTS HEALTH PROFESSIONALS HEALTH PROJECTS HEALTH PROMOTION HEALTH RECORDS HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH STRATEGIES HEALTH SYSTEM HEALTH SYSTEM STRENGTHENING HEALTH SYSTEMS HEALTH SYSTEMS STRENGTHENING HEALTH WORKERS HEALTH-SECTOR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS HEALTHIER BEHAVIOUR HIV HIV/AIDS HOSPITALS HUMAN CAPACITY HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN RESOURCE HUMAN RESOURCES ICT IMMUNIZATIONS IMPACT ASSESSMENTS INCOME INFECTIOUS DISEASES INFORMATION ACCESS INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS INFORMATION NETWORK INFORMATION SYSTEM INFORMATION SYSTEMS INNOVATION INNOVATIONS INSURANCE INTEGRATION INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION INTEROPERABILITY INTERVENTION INTRANET JOB CREATION LEGAL FRAMEWORKS LIVE BIRTHS MAINTENANCE COSTS MALARIA MEDICAL EQUIPMENT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS MEDICAL RECORDS MEDICAL SCHOOL MEDICINES MENU MIDWIFE MIDWIVES MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS MINISTRIES OF HEALTH MINISTRY OF HEALTH MOBILE APPLICATIONS MOBILE NETWORK MOBILE PHONE MOBILE PHONES MORBIDITY MORTALITY NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS NATIONAL POLICY NATIONAL POLICY MAKERS NEEDS ASSESSMENT NETWORKS PACKET RADIO PACKET RADIO SERVICE PATIENT PATIENTS PDF PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE POLICY MAKERS PREVENTABLE DISEASES PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS PRIVATE SECTOR PROCUREMENT PROCUREMENT PROCESSES PROGRESS PROTOCOLS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC INFORMATION PUBLIC SERVICES QUALITY OF CARE QUALITY OF SERVICE RADIO SHOWS RADIOLOGY REDUCING MATERNAL MORTALITY REFERRAL SYSTEMS REGISTRIES RESOURCE ALLOCATION RESULT RESULTS RURAL AREAS RURAL CONNECTIVITY SATELLITES SERVICE DELIVERY SITES SMART CARDS SOCIAL WELFARE SOFTWARE PACKAGES SPONSORS STANDARDIZATION SUPPLY CHAIN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SUPPLY CHAINS SUPPLY SHORTAGES TARGETS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNOLOGICAL CAPACITY TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVES TELECOM TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS TELEMEDICINE TRANSMISSION TRANSPORTATION TUBERCULOSIS UNDER-FIVE MORTALITY UNIQUE ID UNIQUE IDENTIFIERS UNIQUE IDS URBAN AREAS URBAN CENTRES USE OF RESOURCES USER USER IDS USERS USES WASTE WEB WORKERS WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
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