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Assessing E-Health in Africa: Web 2.0 Applications

Author(s): Alessia D’Andrea (IRPPS-CNR, Italy), Fernando Ferri (IRPPS-CNR, Italy)and Patrizia Grifoni (IRPPS-CNR, Italy)
Copyright: 2013
Pages: 26
EISBN13: 9781466641174

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Abstract

The aim of this chapter is to discuss the e-health readiness assessment in Africa by analysing the ICT usage and the different barriers for the implementation of e-health technologies. Moreover, the chapter analyses the e-health prospective by describing tree different e-health application areas: (1) electronic medical records, (2) telemedicine, and (3) e-commerce of health products.

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