Can ICTs Contribute to the Efficiency and Provide Equitable Access to the Health Care System in Sub-Saharan Africa? The Mali Experience

C. O. Bagayokoa; A. Anneb; M. Fieschi; A. Geissbuhlera

doi:10.1055/s-0038-1638734

Yearbook of Medical Informatics, Table of Contents

Yearb Med Inform 2011; 20(01): 33-38
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1638734

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Can ICTs Contribute to the Efficiency and Provide Equitable Access to the Health Care System in Sub-Saharan Africa? The Mali Experience

C. O. Bagayokoa

Department Radiology and Medical Informatics, University Hospitals of Geneva, Switzerland

Department of Public Health and Specialties, Medical School, University of Bamako, Mali

Centre d’Expertise et de Recherche en Télémédecine et E-santé, Hôpital Mère Enfant, Bamako, Mali

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A. Anneb

Department of Public Health and Specialties, Medical School, University of Bamako, Mali

Centre d’Expertise et de Recherche en Télémédecine et E-santé, Hôpital Mère Enfant, Bamako, Mali

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M. Fieschi

Laboratoire d’Enseignement et de Recherche sur le Traitement de l’Information Médicale, University of Marseille, France

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A. Geissbuhlera

Department Radiology and Medical Informatics, University Hospitals of Geneva, Switzerland

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Telemedicine - tele-expertise - teleradiology - ultrasonography - Africa

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