Communication and computing in health facilities of southwest Uganda

Authors:
Melissa R. Ho
Affiliations:
University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
Venue:
CHI '10 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Year:
2010

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Abstract

Mobile phones are often pitched as the solution for Africa's development. This study examines the social changes entailed by the introduction of new technologies into a health subsidy program, and compares mobile phones and netbooks side by side in Southwest Uganda as potential health information management devices for private health facilities.