Tele-Health Services in Developing Countries, Problems and Prospects: The Nigerian Experience.
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1998-06
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Amaeshi, L. L. N
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Abstract
The state of te1e-hea1th services in a developing country like Nigeria, has been investigated. The investigation revealed: (1) nascent tele-health services, due mainly to: poor state of telecommunication facilities and services, resulting mainly from: dearth of funds, expertise; and lack of enabling socio-political, economic and regulatory environments (2) that, with these problems solved, tele-health services have bright prospects, viz: (i) in the context of: the New National Health programme, which lays emphasis on primary health care, health education and disease prevention; training medical and health personnel; remote consultation and diagnosis, thus (ii) as a cost-effective health care delivery strategy in the 21st century. (iii) in promoting tourism. Solutions proffered include mainly: provision of adequate rural telecommunication facilities and services; and wide-spread, and cost effective uses of, information technology, particularly networking and communications within the country, and access to the Internet.
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Being text of a paper presented at the Third International Symposium on Space and the Global Village with the theme Tele-services for the 21st Century Organised by the International Space University at the Strasbourg Central Campus, Pare d'Innovation, .Illkirah, France between 3rd - 5th June, 1998.
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Health education , Information technology , Networking , Communication , Socio-political environment , Economic environment
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Amaeshi, L. L. N. (1998). Tele-Health Services in Developing Countries, Problems and Prospects: The Nigerian Experience. Being text of a paper presented at the Third International Symposium on Space and the Global Village Organised by the International Space University at the Strasbourg Central Campus, Pare d'Innovation, Illkirah, France. 3rd - 5th June