Assessing E-Health in Africa

Author:

Ferri, Fernando

Place:

Hershey, PA

Publisher:

IGI Global

Date published:

2012

Responsibility:

Grifoni, Patrizia, jt. author

D'Andrea, Alessia, jt. author

Editor:

Amin Azab, Nahed

Journal Title:

Cases on Web 2.0 in Developing Countries

Source:

Cases on Web 2.0 in Developing Countries

Subject:

AFRICA

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.

Catagory URL:

http://services.igi-global.com/resolvedoi/resolve.aspx?doi=10.4018/978-1-4666-25…

DOI:

https://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-2515-0.ch016

CITATION: Ferri, Fernando. Assessing E-Health in Africa edited by Amin Azab, Nahed . Hershey, PA : IGI Global , 2012. Cases on Web 2.0 in Developing Countries - Available at: https://library.au.int/assessing-e-health-africa