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lifeskim:mentions |
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pubmed:dateCreated |
2006-1-17
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pubmed:abstractText |
The implementation of the 58th World Health Assembly resolution on e-health will pose a major challenge for the Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) African Region due to lack of information and communications technology (ICT) and mass Internet connectivity, compounded by a paucity of ICT-related knowledge and skills. The key objectives of this article are to: (i) explore the key determinants of personal computers (PCs), telephone mainline and cellular and Internet penetration/connectivity in the African Region; and (ii) to propose actions needed to create an enabling environment for e-health services growth and utilization in the Region.
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pubmed:commentsCorrections |
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal |
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pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:issn |
1471-2458
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pubmed:author |
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pubmed:issnType |
Electronic
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pubmed:volume |
5
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
137
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2009-11-18
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:16364186-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:16364186-Africa,
pubmed-meshheading:16364186-Cellular Phone,
pubmed-meshheading:16364186-Computer Literacy,
pubmed-meshheading:16364186-Delivery of Health Care,
pubmed-meshheading:16364186-Educational Status,
pubmed-meshheading:16364186-Health Services Accessibility,
pubmed-meshheading:16364186-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:16364186-Internet,
pubmed-meshheading:16364186-Microcomputers,
pubmed-meshheading:16364186-Quality Assurance, Health Care,
pubmed-meshheading:16364186-Schools,
pubmed-meshheading:16364186-Telemedicine,
pubmed-meshheading:16364186-Telephone,
pubmed-meshheading:16364186-World Health Organization
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pubmed:year |
2005
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pubmed:articleTitle |
E-health: determinants, opportunities, challenges and the way forward for countries in the WHO African Region.
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pubmed:affiliation |
World Health Organization, Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Congo. kirigiaj@afro.who.int
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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