Technical report : Uganda Health Information Network, January 2005 - March 2006

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dc.contributor.authorLadd, Holly
dc.contributor.authorSewankambo, Nelson
dc.date.accessioned2010-07-09T14:06:52Z
dc.date.available2010-07-09T14:06:52Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.description.abstractThe Uganda Health Information Network (UHIN), a joint project of SATELLIFE, Uganda Chartered HealthNet (UCH), and the Makerere University Faculty of Medicine supported with funding provided by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) of Canada, is a wireless network employing handheld computers, wireless access points, and the GSM/GPRS telecommunications network for two-way communication and data exchange of medical information and public health data in Rakai, Mbale, and Manafwa districts. The initial pilot project, which ran from September 2003 to December 2004, proved the viability and cost-effectiveness of integrating these technologies into a network capable of supporting health information dissemination and data collection in low-resource environments. Building on those accomplishments, UHIN Phase II (January 2005 – March 2006) expanded UHIN to encompass 160 health centers in Manafwa, Mbale, and Rakai districts…en
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dc.format.extent1 digital file (319 p. in various pagings : ill.)en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/44121
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSATELLIFE, Watertown, MA, USen
dc.subjectUGANDAen
dc.subjectHEALTH INFORMATIONen
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTHen
dc.subjectPROFESSIONAL EDUCATIONen
dc.subjectPREVENTIVE MEDICINEen
dc.subjectCOST EFFECTIVENESSen
dc.subjectELECTRONIC INFORMATION RESOURCESen
dc.subjectHEALTH PERSONNELen
dc.titleTechnical report : Uganda Health Information Network, January 2005 - March 2006en
dc.typeIDRC Final Reporten
idrc.dspace.accessIDRC Onlyen
idrc.project.number102806
idrc.project.titleUganda Health Information Network - Phase IIen
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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