Introduction As more countries are moving towards universal health care, middle-income
countries in particular are trying to expand coverage, often using public funds. Electronic …

Methods Information for this study was gathered through semi-structured interviews. The
interviewees were purposefully selected from various community health units and public …

Lack of interoperability and integration between heterogeneous health systems is a big
challenge to realize the potential benefits of eHealth. To best move from siloed applications …

Healthcare data sharing is vital to the future of patient-centred care. However, it is
challenged by weaknesses inherent in the communication infrastructure that support such …

Abstract The CHITS (Community Health Information and Tracking System), the first
electronic medical record system in the Philippines that is used widely, has persevered …

This thesis relates informatics to the problems of health and medicine experienced in less
developed countries. It evaluates the potential of health informatics and investigates the …

Background and Purpose: A number of African countries have in recent years deployed
online, web-based health information systems (HIS). We look at the opportunities and …

ABSTRACT Information Communication Technology (ICT) revolution brought opportunities
and challenges to developing countries in their efforts to strengthen the Health Management …

Access to information is a prerequisite towards reducing poverty and achieving basic health
care and education, which are part of the millennium development goals (MDGs) 1. Globally …

Background Mobile phone technology has demonstrated the potential to improve health
service delivery, but there is little guidance to inform decisions about acquiring and …