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ICTs for Health in Africa

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dc.contributor.authorShekar, Meera
dc.contributor.authorOtto, Kate
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-23T22:17:11Z
dc.date.available2014-07-23T22:17:11Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractCountries in Africa spend significant amounts of their GDP on delivering health services through systems that are often inefficient, costly and lacking in transparency. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have the potential to transform the delivery of health services across the continent in ways that not only increase efficiency but also improve accountability (World Bank, 2004). ICTs present a large, unexploited potential for transforming governance and transparency in the health sector in Africa to achieve 'more health for money spent' and thereby improve the efficiency of health spending, both domestic- and donor-financed. ICTs present a large, unexploited potential for transforming governance and transparency in the health sector in Africa to achieve 'more health for money spent' and thereby improve the efficiency of health spending, both domestic, and donor-financed.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/19556612/icts-health-africa
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/19020
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/19020
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAGED
dc.subjectAUTHENTICATION
dc.subjectBEST PRACTICE
dc.subjectBEST PRACTICES
dc.subjectCAPABILITIES
dc.subjectCHILD HEALTH
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY ESTIMATES
dc.subjectCITIZENS
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCOLLABORATION
dc.subjectCOMMODITIES
dc.subjectCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES
dc.subjectCOMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY HEALTH
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectCOMPUTERS
dc.subjectCONNECTIVITY
dc.subjectCONTRACEPTIVES
dc.subjectCOST EFFECTIVENESS
dc.subjectCULTURAL NORMS
dc.subjectCUSTOMER BASE
dc.subjectDATA ANALYSIS
dc.subjectDATA COLLECTION
dc.subjectDATA ENTRY
dc.subjectDATA WAREHOUSE
dc.subjectDEATHS
dc.subjectDECISION MAKERS
dc.subjectDELIVERY SYSTEMS
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDIGITAL ASSISTANT
dc.subjectDIGITIZATION
dc.subjectDISTANCE LEARNING
dc.subjectDOCTORS
dc.subjectDRUGS
dc.subjectE-ADMINISTRATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECOSYSTEM
dc.subjectELEARNING
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectELECTRIFICATION
dc.subjectELECTRONIC CAPTURE
dc.subjectEMERGENCIES
dc.subjectENABLING ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectEND USER
dc.subjectEND-USERS
dc.subjectENGINEERS
dc.subjectENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE
dc.subjectEQUIPMENT
dc.subjectESSENTIAL COMMODITIES
dc.subjectEXCHANGE OF INFORMATION
dc.subjectFINANCIAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectGENERAL PUBLIC
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT INITIATIVES
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT SERVICES
dc.subjectGPS
dc.subjectGROWTH STRATEGY
dc.subjectHARDWARE
dc.subjectHEALTH CENTRE
dc.subjectHEALTH CENTRES
dc.subjectHEALTH EDUCATION
dc.subjectHEALTH EXTENSION
dc.subjectHEALTH FACILITIES
dc.subjectHEALTH FINANCING
dc.subjectHEALTH INDICATORS
dc.subjectHEALTH INFORMATION
dc.subjectHEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEM
dc.subjectHEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectHEALTH MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectHEALTH MESSAGES
dc.subjectHEALTH POSTS
dc.subjectHEALTH PROFESSIONALS
dc.subjectHEALTH PROJECTS
dc.subjectHEALTH PROMOTION
dc.subjectHEALTH RECORDS
dc.subjectHEALTH SECTOR
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHEALTH STRATEGIES
dc.subjectHEALTH SYSTEM
dc.subjectHEALTH SYSTEM STRENGTHENING
dc.subjectHEALTH SYSTEMS
dc.subjectHEALTH SYSTEMS STRENGTHENING
dc.subjectHEALTH WORKERS
dc.subjectHEALTH-SECTOR
dc.subjectHEALTHCARE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectHEALTHIER BEHAVIOUR
dc.subjectHIV
dc.subjectHIV/AIDS
dc.subjectHOSPITALS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPACITY
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCE
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCES
dc.subjectICT
dc.subjectIMMUNIZATIONS
dc.subjectIMPACT ASSESSMENTS
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINFECTIOUS DISEASES
dc.subjectINFORMATION ACCESS
dc.subjectINFORMATION CAMPAIGNS
dc.subjectINFORMATION NETWORK
dc.subjectINFORMATION SYSTEM
dc.subjectINFORMATION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectINNOVATION
dc.subjectINNOVATIONS
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINTEGRATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION
dc.subjectINTEROPERABILITY
dc.subjectINTERVENTION
dc.subjectINTRANET
dc.subjectJOB CREATION
dc.subjectLEGAL FRAMEWORKS
dc.subjectLIVE BIRTHS
dc.subjectMAINTENANCE COSTS
dc.subjectMALARIA
dc.subjectMEDICAL EQUIPMENT
dc.subjectMEDICAL PROFESSIONALS
dc.subjectMEDICAL RECORDS
dc.subjectMEDICAL SCHOOL
dc.subjectMEDICINES
dc.subjectMENU
dc.subjectMIDWIFE
dc.subjectMIDWIVES
dc.subjectMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
dc.subjectMINISTRIES OF HEALTH
dc.subjectMINISTRY OF HEALTH
dc.subjectMOBILE APPLICATIONS
dc.subjectMOBILE NETWORK
dc.subjectMOBILE PHONE
dc.subjectMOBILE PHONES
dc.subjectMORBIDITY
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectNATIONAL POLICY
dc.subjectNATIONAL POLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectNEEDS ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectNETWORKS
dc.subjectPACKET RADIO
dc.subjectPACKET RADIO SERVICE
dc.subjectPATIENT
dc.subjectPATIENTS
dc.subjectPDF
dc.subjectPHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPREVENTABLE DISEASES
dc.subjectPRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
dc.subjectPRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPROCUREMENT
dc.subjectPROCUREMENT PROCESSES
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPROTOCOLS
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectPUBLIC INFORMATION
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectQUALITY OF CARE
dc.subjectQUALITY OF SERVICE
dc.subjectRADIO SHOWS
dc.subjectRADIOLOGY
dc.subjectREDUCING MATERNAL MORTALITY
dc.subjectREFERRAL SYSTEMS
dc.subjectREGISTRIES
dc.subjectRESOURCE ALLOCATION
dc.subjectRESULT
dc.subjectRESULTS
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL CONNECTIVITY
dc.subjectSATELLITES
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectSITES
dc.subjectSMART CARDS
dc.subjectSOCIAL WELFARE
dc.subjectSOFTWARE PACKAGES
dc.subjectSPONSORS
dc.subjectSTANDARDIZATION
dc.subjectSUPPLY CHAIN
dc.subjectSUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectSUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
dc.subjectSUPPLY CHAINS
dc.subjectSUPPLY SHORTAGES
dc.subjectTARGETS
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGICAL CAPACITY
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGY INITIATIVES
dc.subjectTELECOM
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS
dc.subjectTELEMEDICINE
dc.subjectTRANSMISSION
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectTUBERCULOSIS
dc.subjectUNDER-FIVE MORTALITY
dc.subjectUNIQUE ID
dc.subjectUNIQUE IDENTIFIERS
dc.subjectUNIQUE IDS
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN CENTRES
dc.subjectUSE OF RESOURCES
dc.subjectUSER
dc.subjectUSER IDS
dc.subjectUSERS
dc.subjectUSES
dc.subjectWASTE
dc.subjectWEB
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
dc.titleICTs for Health in Africaen
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.date.disclosure2014-05-23
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-05T11:41:05.753860Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/19556612/icts-health-africa
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
okr.guid553151468009030957
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000333037_20140523161752
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum19556612
okr.identifier.report88229
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2014/05/23/000333037_20140523161752/Rendered/PDF/882290WP0Box380a0ICT0Health0summary.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.sectorPublic Administration, Law, and Justice :: Public administration- Information and communications
okr.sectorInformation and communications
okr.themePublic sector governance :: Administrative and civil service reform
okr.themeFinancial and private sector development :: Infrastructure services for private sector development
okr.themeFinancial and private sector development :: Regulation and competition policy
okr.themeTrade and integration :: Technology diffusion
okr.topicHealth Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topicInformation and Communication Technologies::ICT Policy and Strategies
okr.topicHealth Systems Development and Reform
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::E-Business
okr.topicHealth
okr.topicNutrition and Population
okr.unitInformation & Communication Tech (TWICT)
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