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Envisioning a National e-Medicine Network Architecture in a Developing Country: A Case Study

Envisioning a National e-Medicine Network Architecture in a Developing Country: A Case Study

Fikreyohannes Lemma, Mieso K. Denko, Joseph K. Tan, Samuel Kinde Kassegne
Copyright: © 2008 |Volume: 3 |Issue: 1 |Pages: 19
ISSN: 1555-3396|EISSN: 1555-340X|ISSN: 1555-3396|EISBN13: 9781615202942|EISSN: 1555-340X|DOI: 10.4018/jhisi.2008010103
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Lemma, Fikreyohannes, et al. "Envisioning a National e-Medicine Network Architecture in a Developing Country: A Case Study." IJHISI vol.3, no.1 2008: pp.44-62. http://doi.org/10.4018/jhisi.2008010103

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Lemma, F., Denko, M. K., Tan, J. K., & Kassegne, S. K. (2008). Envisioning a National e-Medicine Network Architecture in a Developing Country: A Case Study. International Journal of Healthcare Information Systems and Informatics (IJHISI), 3(1), 44-62. http://doi.org/10.4018/jhisi.2008010103

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Lemma, Fikreyohannes, et al. "Envisioning a National e-Medicine Network Architecture in a Developing Country: A Case Study," International Journal of Healthcare Information Systems and Informatics (IJHISI) 3, no.1: 44-62. http://doi.org/10.4018/jhisi.2008010103

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Abstract

Poor infrastructures in developing countries such as Ethiopia and much of Sub-Saharan Africa have caused these nations to suffer from lack of efficient and effective delivery of basic and extended medical and healthcare services. Often, such limitation is further accompanied by low patient-doctor ratios, resulting in unwarranted rationing of services. Apparently, e-medicine awareness among both governmental policy makers and private health professionals is motivating the gradual adoption of technological innovations in these countries. It is argued, however, that there still is a gap between current e-medicine efforts in developing countries and the existing connectivity infrastructure leading to faulty, inefficient and expensive designs. The particular case of Ethiopia, one such developing country where e-medicine continues to carry significant promises, is investigated and reported in this article.

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