[EQ] E-Health in the Developing World

E-Health in the Developing World

 

Health Affairs, 29, no. 2 (February  2010): 237-243  doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2009.0945  
© 2010 by Project HOPE

From The Editor-in-Chief
E-Health’s Promise For The Developing World
Susan Dentzer
[Extract]

Policies & Potential

 

An Agenda For Action On Global E-Health Ticia Gerber, Veronica Olazabal, Karl Brown, and Ariel Pablos-Mendez [Abstract]

 

Global E-Health Policy: A Work In Progress Maurice Mars and Richard E. Scott Abstract at: http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/content/abstract/29/2/237   “…..E-health (information and communication technology that facilitates health and health care) is expanding in developed, developing, and least-developed countries.   E-health’s ability to transcend sociopolitical boundaries holds the potential to create a borderless world for health systems and health care delivery. But the policy needed to guide e-health development is limited and just now emerging in developed countries.   What’s needed to foster e-health growth in the developing world is thoughtful policy to facilitate patient mobility and data exchange, across both international borders and regional boundaries within countries. …………”

 

E-Health Technologies Show Promise In Developing Countries Joaquin A. Blaya, Hamish S.F. Fraser, and Brian Holt [Abstract]

Cell Phones & M-Health

 

‘Mobile’ Health Needs And Opportunities In Developing Countries James G. Kahn, Joshua S. Yang, and James S. Kahn [Abstract]

 

Enhancing ‘M-Health’ With South-To-South Collaborations Walter H. Curioso and Patricia N. Mechael [Abstract]

Report From The Field

 

Cell-Phone Medicine Brings Care To Patients In Developing Nations J. Lester Feder [Extract]

Investment & Innovation

 

A Toolkit For E-Health Partnerships In Low-Income Nations William M. Tierney, Andrew S. Kanter, Hamish S.F. Fraser, and Christopher Bailey [Abstract]

 

Building A Health Informatics Workforce In Developing Countries William Hersh, Alvaro Margolis, Fernán Quirós, and Paula Otero [Abstract]

 

Accelerating Innovation In Information And Communication Technology For Health Kevin W. Crean [Abstract]

 

Connecting Information To Improve Health W. Ed Hammond, Christopher Bailey, Philippe Boucher, Mark Spohr, and Patrick Whitaker [Abstract]

 

 

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