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Mobile Health in Africa: What Can We Learn?

Event Interactive 2011
Format Panel
Organizer Douglas Naegele – Infield Communications
Description We will focus on examples of how mobile devices are bringing healthcare to underserved communities in rural Africa. How can we diagnose pneumonia with a $5 machine hooked up to a cell phone? How does a glowing pill bottle and a cellphone connection ensure that 85% of people take their HIV drugs in South Africa? And, what can the US learn about these experiments vis-a-vis privacy, rural access, and cost containment.
Questions
Answered
  1. How can the US bring down the cost of out-of-hospital health care using mobile devices, in light of what's been accomplished in Africa?
  2. How do mobile devices grant equal access to healthcare, especially to patients who can't afford Internet access?
  3. How is Africa balancing the need for privacy with the need to deliver care remotely?
  4. Do US health privacy laws (HIPPA) need to be reappraised in light of "Mobile Healthcare" ?
  5. What healthcare delivery challenges does the US face that are similar to rural Africa?
Level Intermediate
Category Health
Tags development, Health , mobile
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