[HTML][HTML] Are we there yet? Unbundling the potential adoption and integration of telemedicine to improve virtual healthcare services in African health systems

E Mbunge, B Muchemwa, J Batani - Sensors International, 2022 - Elsevier
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, the attention has now shifted towards universal vaccination
to gracefully lift strict COVID-19 restrictions previously imposed to contain the spread of the …

Towards virtual doctor consultations: A call for the scale-up of telemedicine in sub-Saharan Africa during COVID-19 lockdowns and beyond

I Chitungo, M Mhango, M Dzobo, K Denhere… - Smart Health, 2021 - Elsevier
The outbreak of COVID-19 has resulted in adoption and implementation of mitigatory
policies, including movement restrictions (lockdowns) to curb its spread. These lockdowns …

Telemedicine use in Sub-Saharan Africa: Barriers and policy recommendations for Covid-19 and beyond

JE Dodoo, H Al-Samarraie, AI Alzahrani - International Journal of Medical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Telemedicine has been a useful healthcare alternative in the fight to contain the
recent Covid-19 global pandemic. Yet the extent of its application and efficacy as an …

[HTML][HTML] Expanding telemedicine to reduce the burden on the healthcare systems and poverty in Africa for a post-coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic …

TY Akintunde, OD Akintunde, TH Musa, M Sayibu… - Global Health …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) global public health emergency, has
exposed the fragility of health systems. Access to healthcare became a scarce commodity as …

Utility of telemedicine in sub‐Saharan Africa during the COVID‐19 pandemic. A rapid review

I Chitungo, M Mhango, E Mbunge… - Human behavior and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Telemedicine is the use of technology to achieve remote care. This review looks at the utility
of telemedicine during the pandemic, period March 2020 to February 2021. Eleven articles …

[HTML][HTML] Virtual healthcare services and digital health technologies deployed during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in South Africa: a systematic …

E Mbunge, J Batani, G Gaobotse, B Muchemwa - Global health journal, 2022 - Elsevier
Aims To identify virtual healthcare services and digital health technologies deployed in
South Africa during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the challenges associated …

Utilization of telehealth services in low-and middle-income countries amid the COVID-19 pandemic: a narrative summary

BB Tiwari, A Kulkarni, H Zhang, MM Khan… - Global Health …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background During the current period of the pandemic, telehealth has been a boon to the
healthcare system by providing quality healthcare services at a safe social distance …

[HTML][HTML] Continuity of health service delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic: the role of digital health technologies in Uganda

LH Kamulegeya, JM Bwanika, D Musinguzi… - The Pan African …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In response to coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic (COVID-19), the government of Uganda
instituted movement restrictions to curb disease spread. However, this affected accessibility …

[HTML][HTML] telemedicine during and beyond COVID-19

S Bhaskar, A Nurtazina, S Mittoo, M Banach… - Frontiers in public …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Telemedicine has been at the mainstay of patient care by offsetting the decline in outpatient
visits during the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) while providing critical patient …

[HTML][HTML] Implications for implementation and adoption of telehealth in developing countries: a systematic review of China's practices and experiences

J Ye, L He, M Beestrum - NPJ Digital Medicine, 2023 - nature.com
The rapid advancement of telehealth technologies has the potential to revolutionize
healthcare delivery, especially in developing countries and resource-limited settings …