Hi Listers, The information provided at the mHealth Breakfast was a confirmation that the infrastructure is in place, I also read an article in the CIO EA margazine June 2011 issue, of which I am a columnist - but do I say, about the initiative by CBS called Labware an indication that the infrastructure is being exploited. Those under 24 year old's out there in colleges and other institutions of learning do not wait to leave campus to make a mark in this emerging market, when the infrastructure meets the devolved government the only way is up for those who will be able to leverage on this platforms. I will not pretend to know where the opportunities are but my gut feeling is there are out there in plenty waiting for you to just bend and pick them up. As an infrastructure provider Safaricom has played its part, the ball is no longer in their court. The HMO's and principally NHIF need to look at mHealth and eHealth initiatives as its to their benefit and will have a direct effect on their bottom lines. For too long we have concentrated on curative medicine it is time to transition to preventive medicine. Widely distributed diagnostic facilities that can upload the data into the cloud is the foundation for better healthcare for all as ones the data is available across institutions we shall be able to prevent the high cases of drug interference as ways brought home in a previous post. The dial a doctor facility can only become a reality when there is a common depository of my medical records, patients have a tendency to suffer from selective amnesia when it comes to post illnesses. Early and correct diagnosis can only happen with the availability of diagnostics, we need to move away from the witch doctor approach and to a more scientific method especially now with the profession and professionals becoming endangered. A mistreated sore throat in a child that would have cost 500/- to treat can lead to a heart condition that could be fatal or requires over 1 Million to treat. I will keep watching this space as I look for opportunities to supply something tangible, like an IP enabled ultrasound scanner and X-Ray machine, so when you youngsters are developing your applications remember me. Regards Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 ________________________________ From: Judy Njogu <jgnjogu@Safaricom.co.ke> To: robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Wed, 15 June, 2011 19:06:12 Subject: Re: [kictanet] mHealth Breakfast Yes James the solutions were very good. Now to Kenyanize them and make them available on the mobile phone where possible. Like PS Mary said, Kenya is mobile based, not PC based like the West. But we are up to the task- if we Kenyans don’t crack it, who will? From:james ratemo [mailto:jratemo@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2011 11:55 AM To: Judy Njogu Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] mHealth Breakfast With the mhealth/ehealth initiatives discussed at today's breakfast, Kenya has potential to turn around her health sector if only the discussions move to implementaion stage...I particularly like the smart doctor by Samsung and Adam Navigator that brings health services to the doorstep...quite intuitive On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 4:49 PM, Judy Njogu <jgnjogu@safaricom.co.ke> wrote: Hi everyone! Thanks a lot for the live discussions on the breakfast we are hosting tomorrow. We have sent out invites to the following bloggers and have officially closed out the invitations. We hope to see and hear from you, your thoughts are welcome. 1 Phares Kariuki <pkariuki@gmail.com> 2 Lois Bosire <bosirelk@yahoo.com> 3 Suraj Shah <suraj@surajshah.co.ke> 4 Crystal Watley Kigoni <crystal@voicesofafrica.org> 5 David Simbiri <david.simbiri@lixnet.net> 6 Andrew Gakiria <gakiria@gmail.com> 7 james ratemo <jratemo@gmail.com 8 vgathara@vimak.co.ke; 9 pamela@cardiacimplants.com Thank you, Judy Njogu Business Development Manager: Public Sector +254 722 622 894 (cell) Contact us for your introductory free hour TelePresence trial Note: All emails sent from Safaricom Limited are subject to Safaricom’s Email Terms & Conditions. Please click here to read the policy. ________________________________ Error! 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