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Since the UN Human Rights Council's recognition on the subject in 2011, the right to access the Internet and information is now considered one of the most basic human rights of global citizens [1,2]. Despite this, an information gap between developed and resource-limited countries remains, and there is scant research on actual information needs of workers themselves. The Republic of Botswana represents...
As biomedical knowledge continues to explode, medical students and doctors need to assimilate a lot of information for learning and clinical practice. The use of mobile devices provides an opportunity to improve access to information, enhance communication and collaboration and deliver self-paced learning opportunities. However, implementation of mobile device projects can pose significant challenges...
This paper describes mHealth projects in Botswana that increase provider and patient access to health information. mHealth is defined to include any aspect of health care facilitated by mobile phone technology. The University of Botswana School of Medicine is currently evaluating the use of mobile phones to facilitate specialist trainee (resident physician) mentoring. Residents are provided data-enabled...
This paper describes the use of mobile health (mHealth) projects in Botswana in public health interventions. mHealth is broadly defined to include any aspect of health care facilitated by mobile phone technology. Botswana's mobile network infrastructure makes mHealth an ideal tool to address the country's shortage of physicians and to respond to the HIV, tuberculosis (TB), and malaria burden of disease...
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