Any study of access in ICT and health should include a background analysis on digital divide issues generally; then a specific focus on access to health information delivered via ICT -- for health practitioners, researchers and for the public. ICTs present a significant tool for sharing information within various constituencies in the health sector. They also present the opportunity for health professionals in developing countries to access a wide range of medical journals online. Delivery of medical assistance via ICTs make access by the public a key issue.
The research for this list was carried out by a team of researchers working on an infoDev contract to explore the use of ICTs in the health sector in developing countries. The research team was led by a consortium involving Healthlink Worldwide, AfriAfya and the Institute for Sustainable Health Education for Development. Source welcomes additions to this list. Please email any resources you know to be useful (such as printed materials, websites, CD-ROMs, programme evaluations, organisations) to sourceassistant@hi-uk.org.
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