Connecting health clinics and remote health workers (Uganda) : health case study 2

Co-published with the Vodafone Group FoundationDue to copyright restrictions, this item cannot be sharedIn developing countries, health care may be delivered by a lone nurse practitioner in a one-room clinic. As they battle AIDS, tuberculosis, malnutrition, malaria, and other diseases, practitioners may often lack access to electricity or running water, medical information, a telephone, or the Internet. Access to wireless-enabled health care information can be a critical lifeline. AED-Satellife has pioneered the use of handheld devices (Personal Digital Assistants or PDAs) that can perform the same tasks as a desktop computer in health-care settings in developing countries. The article describes attributes of AED-Satelife PDA programs