“A second step is to make better use of technology. In Delhi’s 158 mohalla(community) clinics, the first of which opened in 2015, a testing-kit costing $640 can run 33 common medical tests. Rwanda is trying out a telemedicine scheme to make it easier for patients in rural areas to speak to a doctor. DHIS 2, a free, open-source system for collecting and sharing health data, is used in 47 countries.”
https://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21727068-changing-burden-disease-requires-better-approach-keeping-people-healthy-why
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Knut Staring
Dept. of Informatics, University of Oslo
Norway: +4791880522
Skype: knutstar
http://dhis2.org
Amazing… very motivating !!
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On Fri, Aug 25, 2017 at 8:28 AM, Knut Staring knutst@gmail.com wrote:
“A second step is to make better use of technology. In Delhi’s 158 mohalla(community) clinics, the first of which opened in 2015, a testing-kit costing $640 can run 33 common medical tests. Rwanda is trying out a telemedicine scheme to make it easier for patients in rural areas to speak to a doctor. DHIS 2, a free, open-source system for collecting and sharing health data, is used in 47 countries.”
https://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21727068-changing-burden-disease-requires-better-approach-keeping-people-healthy-why
Knut Staring
Dept. of Informatics, University of Oslo
Norway: +4791880522
Skype: knutstar
http://dhis2.org
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