GDL

Current Status of E-Health in Kenya and Emerging Global Research Trends

2012
Journal from gdlhub / 2012-06-22 17:05:08
By : Kilwake Juma, Matoke Nahason, Waliaro Apollo, Wanyembi Gregory, Ogao Patrick, International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Research
Created : 2012-06-22, with 1 files

Keyword : e-Health; interoperability; e-Health policies and strategies; research trends; infrastructure; adoption; standards
Subject : Current Status of E-Health in Kenya and Emerging Global Research Trends
Url : http://esjournals.org/journaloftechnology/archive/vol2no1/vol2no1_7.pdf
Document Source : Internet

Healthcare delivery is being transformed by advances in e-Health which is now recognized as an essential enabler for

support of health systems across the world, acting not only as an agent for reforming healthcare systems, but also as an

enabling tool to share resources among countries with similar challenges without having to duplicate efforts. Lack of

interoperable health systems and consensus on data standards is one of the major barriers to the use of health information.

Mobile phone use has seen tremendous growth across the developing world offering opportunities to engage e-Health

applications. This paper looks at the status of e-Health in Kenya exploring the efforts the government has put in place to

create a conducive environment for e-Health and also explores the global research trends in e-Health. The study is carried

out through an examination of scientific research papers in journals and conference proceedings. Additionally, telephone

interviews with the Ministries of Health, and Public Health and Sanitation is carried out to gauge the level of adoption. The

study seems to reveal that though e-Health in Kenya is still in its infancy, the potential for its growth is enormous. This is

fuelled by the rapid penetration of mobile phone use, an educated and entrepreneurial populace, and conducive legal,

regulatory, and infrastructural environments.

Description Alternative :

Healthcare delivery is being transformed by advances in e-Health which is now recognized as an essential enabler for

support of health systems across the world, acting not only as an agent for reforming healthcare systems, but also as an

enabling tool to share resources among countries with similar challenges without having to duplicate efforts. Lack of

interoperable health systems and consensus on data standards is one of the major barriers to the use of health information.

Mobile phone use has seen tremendous growth across the developing world offering opportunities to engage e-Health

applications. This paper looks at the status of e-Health in Kenya exploring the efforts the government has put in place to

create a conducive environment for e-Health and also explores the global research trends in e-Health. The study is carried

out through an examination of scientific research papers in journals and conference proceedings. Additionally, telephone

interviews with the Ministries of Health, and Public Health and Sanitation is carried out to gauge the level of adoption. The

study seems to reveal that though e-Health in Kenya is still in its infancy, the potential for its growth is enormous. This is

fuelled by the rapid penetration of mobile phone use, an educated and entrepreneurial populace, and conducive legal,

regulatory, and infrastructural environments.

Give Comment ?#(0) | Bookmark

Property	Value
Publisher ID	gdlhub
Organization	International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Research
Contact Name	Herti Yani, S.Kom
Address	Jln. Jenderal Sudirman
City	Jambi
Region	Jambi
Country	Indonesia
Phone	0741-35095
Fax	0741-35093
Administrator E-mail	elibrarystikom@gmail.com
CKO E-mail	elibrarystikom@gmail.com