ReviewGlobal health journal (Amsterdam, Netherlands)2021
Expanding telemedicine to reduce the burden on the healthcare systems and poverty in Africa for a post-coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic reformation.
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- Satisfaction with telemedicine use during COVID-19 pandemic in the UK: a systematic review.The Libyan journal of medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Innovative technologies to address neglected tropical diseases in African settings with persistent sociopolitical instability.Nature communications · 2024Pooled it
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- Adoption of Telemedicine in African Health Policy in Pre and Post COVID-19 Eras: Innovations, Limitations, Challenges, and Lessons Learned.Health science reports · 2026Article
- An account of health systems resilience to emergencies in Africa: a scoping review.Globalization and health · 2026Article
- A computational text analysis of recent African digital health strategies and their attention to vulnerable populations.PloS one · 2026Article
- Insights into Malaria and HIV Co-infection: Trends and Impact in Sub-Saharan Africa.Current HIV research · 2026Review
- Innovation through telemedicine to improve medication abortion access in primary health centers: findings from a pilot study in Musanze District, Rwanda.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Willingness to pay for HIV pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis services delivered via an online pharmacy in Kenya.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Telemedicine Adoption and Prospects in Sub-Sahara Africa: A Systematic Review with a Focus on South Africa, Kenya, and Nigeria.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- The transformative power of telemedicine in delivering effective neurosurgical care in low and middle-income countries: A review.Brain & spine · 2025Review
- Acceptability of Teleconsultation Services for HIV Care in Nigeria: A Mixed Methods Study.Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association · 2025Article
- Public health system in post-pandemic Sierra Leone: a scoping review.BMC infectious diseases · 2024Article
- The Role of Telemedicine in Enhancing Surgical Care Delivery in Africa: A Literature Review.Health science reports · 2024Article
- Bridging Distances and Enhancing Care: A Comprehensive Review of Telemedicine in Surgery.Cureus · 2024Review
- Patient Preferences for Direct-to-Consumer Telemedicine Services: Replication and Extension of a Nationwide Survey.JMIR human factors · 2024Article
- The coming of age of digital technologies in global health within the Indian context: a review.The Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association · 2024Review
- A novel textile-based UWB patch antenna for breast cancer imaging.Physical and engineering sciences in medicine · 2024Article
- The Impact of Telemedicine and Remote Patient Monitoring on Healthcare Delivery: A Comprehensive Evaluation.Cureus · 2024Article
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Abstract
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) global public health emergency, has exposed the fragility of health systems. Access to healthcare became a scarce commodity as healthcare providers and resource-poor populations became victims of the novel corona virus. Therefore, this study focuses on Africa's readiness to integrate telemedicine into the weak health systems and its adoption may help alleviate poor healthcare and poverty after COVID-19. We conducted a narrative review through different search strategies in Scopus on January 20, 2021, to identify available literature reporting implementation of various telemedicine modes in Africa from January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2020. We summarized 54 studies according to geographies, field, and implementation methods. The results show a willingness to adopt telemedicine in the resource-poor settings and hard-to-reach populations, which will bring relief to the inadequate healthcare systems and alleviate poverty of those who feel the burden of healthcare cost the most. With adequate government financing, telemedicine promises to enhance the treating of communicable and non-communicable diseases as well as support health infrastructure. It can also alleviate poverty among vulnerable groups and hard-to-reach communities in Africa with adequate government financing. However, given the lack of funding in Africa, the challenges in implementing telemedicine require global and national strategies before it can yield promising results. This is especially true in regards to alleviating the multidimensionality of poverty in post-COVID-19 Africa.
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