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Analysis of Information and Communication needs in Rural Primary Healthcare in Developing Countries

dc.contributor.authorMartínez Fernández, A
dc.contributor.authorVillarroel Ortega, Valentín
dc.contributor.authorSeoane Pascual, Joaquín
dc.contributor.authorPozo Guerrero, Francisco del
dc.date.accessioned2009-07-02T09:14:57Z
dc.date.available2009-07-02T09:14:57Z
dc.date.issued2009-07-02T09:14:57Z
dc.identifier.issn1089-7771
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10115/2291
dc.description.abstractThis article presents three studies dealing with information and communication needs in rural primary health care from Peru and Nicaragua. Results show that primary health-care systems in rural areas of developing countries are very inefficient. Among the main reasons we found factors related to communication infrastructure, information sharing, and continuous training of health professionals.We conclude that telemedicine systems can improve this situation, but the lack of infrastructures, low income levels, and other conditions, impose strong limits to the introduction of new technologies. The main conclusion is that differences in needs and conditions between developing countries and industrialized ones force to use different solutions and approaches. This article presents some proposals on technology requirements and how to deal with the use of telemedicine in rural areas of developing countries. These proposals can be useful to all kind of actors (national public administrations, multilateral institutions, industry, academy, civil society, etc.) in order to promote really relevant and sustainable proposals in telemedicine for rural regions of developing countries.es
dc.language.isoenes
dc.rightsAtribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 España*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/*
dc.subjectTelecomunicacioneses
dc.titleAnalysis of Information and Communication needs in Rural Primary Healthcare in Developing Countrieses
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dc.rights.accessRightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesses
dc.subject.unesco3325 Tecnología de las Telecomunicacioneses
dc.description.departamentoTeoría de la Señal y Comunicaciones


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