mHealth4Afrika - Co-designing an Integrated Solution for Resource Constrained Environments

Abstract: Background: mHealth4Afrika is a collaborative research and innovation project, co-funded under Horizon 2020. It is focused on supporting Sustainable Development Goal 3 and Horizon 2020 Societal challenges by researching and evaluating the potential impact of co-designing and developing an open source, multilingual enabled mHealth platform to support quality community-based primary maternal healthcare delivery at semi-urban, rural and deep rural clinics, based on end-user requirements in Southern Africa (Malawi, South Africa), East Africa (Kenya) & Horn of Africa (Ethiopia). Methods: A mixed methods strategy is applied.   For technical development of the platform, design science research techniques are applied. The various platform iterations are implemented using an agile development process. Qualitative data collection and ethnographic observation was used during the needs requirements and base line study and validation of system iterations. These methods support regular interacti.... https://jhia-online.org/index.php/jhia/article/view/198

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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Extent
Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
mHealth4Afrika - Co-designing an Integrated Solution for Resource Constrained Environments ; volume:5 ; number:2 ; day:24 ; month:11 ; year:2018
Journal of health informatics in Africa ; 5, Heft 2 (24.11.2018)

Creator
Cunningham, Miriam
Cunningham, Paul
van Greunen, Darelle

DOI
10.12856/JHIA-2018-v5-i2-198
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2021022209110377201606
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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  • Cunningham, Paul
  • van Greunen, Darelle

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