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Pentagon Uses Cellular Technology in Africa Telehealth Projects
A message from Clymer.."CC"..Conrad Clyburn to all members of International Health & Humanitarian Assistance on MedTechIQ!
Colleagues,
As reported in Government Health IT...The Defense Department is working on a number of projects in Africa that depend on cellular technologies to transmit health information to and from medical trouble spots.
In one project, DOD is working on a project to periodically send text messages to Tanzania's military.
The project, which will launch this year, “targets HIV knowledge and attitudes among military personnel in remote areas,” said Col. Ron Poropatich, deputy director of the Army’s Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center.
Another telehealth project on the drawing board seeks to give Liberian military personnel health care training and the ability to reach hospital personnel in the capital of Monrovia for advice.
Mobile phones will play an important role in military health strategies in Africa because of the relatively high use of cell phones among the population.
Read on at: http://govhealthit.com/articles/2009/01/13/dod-to-launch-mobile-tel...
ENJOY!
CC
Visit International Health & Humanitarian Assistance at:
http://medtechiq.ning.com/groups/group/show?id=2140535%3AGroup%3A205
Colleagues,
As reported in Government Health IT...The Defense Department is working on a number of projects in Africa that depend on cellular technologies to transmit health information to and from medical trouble spots.
In one project, DOD is working on a project to periodically send text messages to Tanzania's military.
The project, which will launch this year, “targets HIV knowledge and attitudes among military personnel in remote areas,” said Col. Ron Poropatich, deputy director of the Army’s Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center.
Another telehealth project on the drawing board seeks to give Liberian military personnel health care training and the ability to reach hospital personnel in the capital of Monrovia for advice.
Mobile phones will play an important role in military health strategies in Africa because of the relatively high use of cell phones among the population.
Read on at: http://govhealthit.com/articles/2009/01/13/dod-to-launch-mobile-tel...
ENJOY!
CC
Visit International Health & Humanitarian Assistance at:
http://medtechiq.ning.com/groups/group/show?id=2140535%3AGroup%3A205
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