HCI4D: hci challenges in the global south
CHI '07 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Reliable data collection in highly disconnected environments using mobile phones
Proceedings of the 2007 workshop on Networked systems for developing regions
Mobile multimedia medical system: design and implementation
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Sensor-based Pervasive Healthcare System: Design and implementation
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The quest for a killer app for opportunistic and delay tolerant networks: (invited paper)
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Implementation of a open source security software platform in a telemedicine network
ISPACT'10 Proceedings of the 9th WSEAS international conference on Advances in e-activities, information security and privacy
Journal of Biomedical Informatics
Study on the potential for delay tolerant networks by health workers in low resource settings
Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine
A telemedicine WiFi network optimized for long distances in the Amazonian jungle of Peru
Proceedings of the 3rd Extreme Conference on Communication: The Amazon Expedition
A context-rich and extensible framework for spontaneous smartphone networking
Computer Communications
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This article presents three studies dealing with information and communication needs in rural primary health care from Peru and Nicaragua. Results show that primary health-care systems in rural areas of developing countries are very inefficient. Among the main reasons we found factors related to communication infrastructure, information sharing, and continuous training of health professionals. We conclude that telemedicine systems can improve this situation, but the lack of infrastructures, low income levels, and other conditions, impose strong limits to the introduction of new technologies. The main conclusion is that differences in needs and conditions between developing countries and industrialized ones force to use different solutions and approaches. This article presents some proposals on technology requirements and how to deal with the use of telemedicine in rural areas of developing countries. These proposals can be useful to all kind of actors (national public administrations, multilateral institutions, industry, academy, civil society, etc.) in order to promote really relevant and sustainable proposals in telemedicine for rural regions of developing countries.