The State of Information and Communication Technology and Health Informatics in Ghana

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has become a major tool in delivery of health services and has had an innovative impact on quality of life. ICT is affecting the way healthcare is delivered to clients. In this paper, we discuss the state of ICT and health informatics in Ghana. We also...

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Autor principal: Achampong, Emmanuel Kusi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: University of Illinois at Chicago Library 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3615810/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23569633
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description Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has become a major tool in delivery of health services and has had an innovative impact on quality of life. ICT is affecting the way healthcare is delivered to clients. In this paper, we discuss the state of ICT and health informatics in Ghana. We also discuss the state of various relevant infrastructures for the successful implementation of ehealth projects. We analyse the past and present state of health informatics in Ghana, in comparison to other African countries. We also review the challenges facing successful implementation of health informatics projects in Ghana and suggest possible solutions.
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spelling pubmed-36158102013-04-08 The State of Information and Communication Technology and Health Informatics in Ghana Achampong, Emmanuel Kusi Online J Public Health Inform Articles Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has become a major tool in delivery of health services and has had an innovative impact on quality of life. ICT is affecting the way healthcare is delivered to clients. In this paper, we discuss the state of ICT and health informatics in Ghana. We also discuss the state of various relevant infrastructures for the successful implementation of ehealth projects. We analyse the past and present state of health informatics in Ghana, in comparison to other African countries. We also review the challenges facing successful implementation of health informatics projects in Ghana and suggest possible solutions. University of Illinois at Chicago Library 2012-09-14 /pmc/articles/PMC3615810/ /pubmed/23569633 http://dx.doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v4i2.4191 Text en ©2012 the author(s) http://www.uic.edu/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/ojphi/about/submissions#copyrightNotice This is an Open Access article. Authors own copyright of their articles appearing in the Online Journal of Public Health Informatics. Readers may copy articles without permission of the copyright owner(s), as long as the author and OJPHI are acknowledged in the copy and the copy is used for educational, not-for-profit purposes.
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