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Mar 15, 2012

ARISE: Drivers of Routine Immunization System Performance at the District Level

Subjects: Immunization Registry, Peer Learning, Unicef, WHO
Countries: Global

In 2011, ARISE conducted in-depth case studies in three countries (Cameroon, Ethiopia, and Ghana) to explore and describe the factors underlying performance improvement in routine immunization in Africa.4 The studies aimed to define the pathways through which specific drivers improved RI system performance (as measured by coverage with the third dose of DTP/Pentavalent vaccine)5 by investigating the experience of 12 districts. This ARISE research brief reports the results of these in-depth studies.

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Jul 28, 2014

Atlas of eHealth country profiles 2013: eHealth and innovation in women

Subjects: eHealth Plan, Policies, Practices, WHO
Countries: Global

This publication is based on the findings of the 2013 WHO-ITU joint survey of 64 Commission on Information and Accountability for Women's and Children's Health (CoIA) countries by the WHO Global Observatory for eHealth.

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Feb 13, 2012

Africa Routine Immunization System Essentials (ARISE): Health System and Community Partnerships

Subjects: Peer Learning, Unicef, WHO
Countries: Global

Closing the equity gap for routine immunizations requires harnessing community resources, including social, political, and in-kind support, to augment those of the health system. How can those resources be brought together productively, and to accomplish what? The ARISE Project, created by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to assemble the evidence on what drives improvements in RI performance in Africa, conducted in-depth studies in Cameroon, Ethiopia, and Ghana to gain a better understanding of these dynamics. ARISE

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Jul 12, 2004

DIDAFIT: Detecting Intrusions in Databases Through Fingerprinting Transactions

Subjects: eHealth, eHealth architecture, eHealth Plan, Hardware, Software
Countries: Global

The most valuable information assets of an organization are often stored in databases and it is pertinent for such organizations to ensure the integrity and confidentiality of their databases. With the proliferation of ecommerce sites that are backed by database systems, databases that are available online 247 are ubiquitous. Data in these databases ranges from credit card numbers to personal medical records. Failing to protect these databases from intrusions will result in loss of customers’ confidence and might even result in lawsuits.

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Jan 11, 2010

Global Observatory for eHealth series – Volume 1

Subjects: eHealth, eHealth architecture, eHealth Plan, mHealth, WHO
Countries: Global

This publication presents data on the 114 WHO Member States that participated in the 2009 global survey on eHealth. Intended as a reference to the state of eHealth development in Member States, the publication highlights selected indicators in the form of country profiles. The objectives of the country profiles are to: 1.) Describe the current status of the use of ICT for health in Member States; and 2.) Provide information concerning the progress of eHealth applications in these countries.

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Jun 9, 2009

Ghana National eHealth Strategy

Subjects: eHealth, eHealth architecture, eHealth Plan, eLMIS, Telecommunications, VIMS (Vaccine Information Management System), WHO
Countries: Ghana

It is becoming increasingly clear that many developing countries, including Ghana, will find it difficult to achieve all the targets of the Millennium Development Goals by the year 2015. The challenges are well documented. Weak health systems exacerbated by continuing challenges in developing and retaining the requisite human resource for health have contributed to the current level of performance of the health sector in many developing countries. To overcome these challenges, the need for a faster and effective way to generate knowledge, share knowledge and translate knowledge into effective and affordable interventions and strategies that make health care accessible to the most needy and vulnerable people in our societies is urgently needed.

 

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Apr 26, 2012

Ghana eHealth Framework

Subjects: DHIS2, eHealth, eHealth architecture, eHealth Plan, mHealth, Peer Learning, WHO
Countries: Ghana

Overview of eHealth in Ghana (1) Country Perspective ICT 4AD strategic plan- 2003 National EA and eGIF framework Health Sector ICT Policy and Strategy-2005 National eHealth Policy and Strategy.

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Jun 19, 2006

Building Foundations for eHealth Ghana 2006 WHO

Subjects: eHealth, eHealth Plan, WHO
Countries: Ghana

Ghana reports that the majority of the listed actions to promote an enabling environment for information and communication technologies (ICT) in the health sector have been taken and are rated from slightly to very effective. They are all predicted to continue over the next two years. Norms and standards for eHealth systems, services or applications are likely to be introduced in the near future.

 

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May 13, 2009

WHO Eritrea eHealth Report

Subjects: eHealth, eHealth architecture, eHealth Plan, mHealth, WHO
Countries: Eritrea

eHealth foundation actions build an enabling environment for the use of ICT for health. These include supportive eHealth policy, legal and ethical frameworks; adequate funding from various sources; infrastructure development; and developing the capacity of the health work force through training. eHealth applications surveyed in 2009 include telemedicine (the delivery of health care services using ICT where distance is a barrier to care); mHealth (the use of mobile devices in delivering health care services); and eLearning (use of ICT for learning).

 

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