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e-Health and its Challenges for the African Media
e-Health and its Challenges for the African Media

[This article was published in the May 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

It is true that e-Health is gaining currency in the developed countries of the west, but the awareness of its enormous potential seems to be very limited in Africa.

Mobile Phone: New tool to combat with HIV/AIDs
Mobile Phone: New tool to combat with HIV/AIDs

Mobile phones have become more useful for citizens of Africa. Now the continent is using mobile phones to fight with the HIV/AIDS. US Government and 5 member groups from the mobile phone industry have taken this initiative step, named ‘Phone for Health’ to combat with HIV/AIDs.

TTF for sub-Saharan Africa
TTF for sub-Saharan Africa

In the conclusions of the first meeting of the Telemedicine Task Force (TTF) for sub-Saharan Africa was held in Brussels, the potential of satellite telecommunication technology was demonstrated as a tool for supporting healthcare systems in sub-Saharan Africa.

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