ArticleSocial sciences & humanities open2023
Embracing e-health systems in managing the COVID 19 pandemic in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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- Health Professionals' Readiness and Its Associated Factors to Implement Telemedicine System at Public Hospitals in Harari Region, Eastern Ethiopia, 2024: A Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Analysis of intellectual property strategies across different categories of digital therapeutics.Frontiers in digital health · 2026Article
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Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic and the policy responses adopted to curtail it have drastically altered how health services are delivered around the globe. To enable the public to continue accessing health care, e-health innovations have become the most viable tool to provide convenient, timely, effective and safe care, while reducing the spread of the virus. This paper utilized data from existing literature to explore the benefits and challenges of implementing e-health technologies in Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) amid this pandemic. Evidence suggests that these technologies have the potential to strengthen public health systems in SSA as they have in First World countries. However, there are a number of challenges that need to be addressed first in order to realize the full promises of e-health on the continent. The paper proposes that African governments should come together and implement similar e-health policies, share software, expertise and other critical ICT infrastructure as it can result in the successful implementation of e-health innovations, while reducing the financial burden associated with their set up.
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