Thanks. If there is one sector that can benefit from ICT, its the health sector (to enhance speed of services, accuracy of records, accrue usable research data, telemedicine, reduce costs, etc). Oft I have remarked abt how we tend to always gravitate towards "ICT for everything" - which sort of calls to mind the saying "if the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to view every problem as a nail". And that calls to mind a recent discussion on this list abt a certain road that uses up two lives every day (vis a vis how many lost waiting for healthcare at clinics?) With all due respect to the contributors of that thread - where ICT is somehow supposed to solve or ameliorate long standing/pent up cultural/social/economic/infrastructure problems...with e-health such interventions can be huge, immediately realised and for the greater good. And there will be no fear about corruption - no need to enforce any laws or create new ones.... On 7 May 2012 09:02, Victor Gathara <vgathara@vimak.co.ke> wrote:
Not sure if this has circulated on the list but it may be of interest to some here.
Victor ______________________
The African Development Bank launches an eHealth award - Please share the information
On 19 April, the African Development Bank (AfDB) launched a competition for innovative and sustainable information and communication technology (ICT) solutions for the health sector in Africa. The eHealth Award aims to discover current work being done in the fields of e- and m-health in Africa; to encourage the production and sharing of knowledge on eHealth solutions, and provide added value through the sharing of lessons learnt in e- and m-health.
The award targets a range of participants, including individuals, NGOs, development organizations, companies, academic institutions and research facilities. The criteria and focus of the award are centered on a) using ICT to increase access to health services, particularly for the poor and marginalized b) using ICT to increase the utilization of essential health services and/or c) the evaluation of eHealth solutions to improve efficiency in the delivery of health services.
The deadline for submissions from participants is 30 May 2012. Submissions should be an abstract of 500 words from their projects, after which the shortlisted candidates will need to produce an evaluation report. The winning projects will be presented in an AfDB publication and winners will be given a prize. All information can be found on the Bank’s website (http://www.afdb.org/en/news-and-events/article/afdb-launches-ehealth-award-t... )
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