State of the Art of IT-enabled Tools for Strengthening Health Research Capacity in Africa: Comprehensive Analysis

Abstract: Background and Purpose: eHealth in Africa is considered as a National Socio-economic Development Strategy according to the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) Council “5Is” Perspective for Sustainability (Innovation, Individual, Investment, Infrastructure, and Industry). The AFRICA BUILD project (www.africabuild.eu) uses Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and know-how; e-learning and knowledge-sharing via web-enabled virtual communities to promote health research; education and healthcare practice in Africa by creating virtual centres of excellence. So, a fundamental step to achieve these goals is to analyze the state of the art of utilizing IT-enabled tools in health research and education in Africa. Methods: 271 literatures that used in this study were obtained by searching scientific portals, scientific journals and portals of international organizations. The search was limited to literature that was published within the past 10 years and written in Engl.... https://jhia-online.org/index.php/jhia/article/view/44

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: State of the Art of IT-enabled Tools for Strengthening Health Research Capacity in Africa: Comprehensive Analysis ; volume:1 ; number:1 ; day:18 ; month:09 ; year:2013 ; Journal of health informatics in Africa ; 1, Heft 1 (18.09.2013)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Ahmed, Rada Hussein ; Khalifa, Aly Mohammed Aly ; Jimenez-Castellanos, Ana

Further information

• DOI: 10.12856/JHIA-2013-v1-i1-44
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2021022209184542777919
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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