Conference
A TeleMedicine Transfer Model for Sub-Saharan Africa
Abstract
Given the documented benefits of telemedicine, especially in resource-constrained health-care contexts, we empirically examine the factors they contribute to successful transfer of telemedicine to Sub-Saharan Africa. The results indicate that policies specific to the advancement of ICT influence the country's advancement in ICT infrastructure and telemedicine capabilities. Likewise, the level of ICT infrastructure and the nature of the …
Authors
Kifle M; Mbarika VWA; Tsuma C; Wilkerson D; Tan J
Pagination
pp. 244-244
Publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Publication Date
January 1, 2008
DOI
10.1109/hicss.2008.41
Name of conference
Proceedings of the 41st Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS 2008)
Conference proceedings
2016 49th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS)
ISSN
1530-1605