Table of Contents Preface.................................................................................................................................................. xv Chapter 1 RecordsManagementandOpenDatainHealthcareProvisioninAfrica:ReflectionsandLessons forBotswana........................................................................................................................................... 1 Peter Mazebe II Mothataesi Sebina, University of Botswana, Botswana Balulwami Grand, University of Botswana, Botswana Chapter 2 BigDataandHealthcare:ImplicationsforMedicalandHealthCareinLowResourceCountries..... 14 Kgomotso H. Moahi, University of Botswana, Botswana Chapter 3 OpenSourceTechnologyforMedicalPracticeinDevelopingCountries............................................ 33 Afton Chavez, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, USA Carrie Kovarik, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, USA Chapter 4 ,KnowledgeSharingforHealthcareandMedicineinDevelopingCountries:Opportunities,Issues andExperiences.................................................................................................................................... 60 Kgomotso H. Moahi, University of Botswana, Botswana Kelvin J. Bwalya, University of Johannesburg, South Africa Chapter 5 ViralEducationviaMobilePhone:VirtualInternationalNetworksandEbolaPreventioninSierra Leone..................................................................................................................................................... 78 Julia Bello-Bravo, University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign, USA Anne Namatsi Lutomia, University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign, USA Thomas Songu, Njala University, Sierra Leone Barry Robert Pittendrigh, Michigan State University, USA Chapter 6 MobilePhonesandExpandingHumanCapabilitiesinPluralHealthSystems.................................... 93 Steven Sam, The University of Queensland, Australia Chapter 7 ImplementationofMobileHealthInitiativesinMalawi:CurrentStatus,Issues,andChallenges..... 115 Donald Flywell Malanga, University of Livingstonia, Malawi Chapter 8 TelemedicineinLowResourceSettings:ACaseforBotswana......................................................... 129 Kagiso Ndlovu, University of Botswana, Botswana Kabelo Leonard Mauco, Boitekanelo College, Botswana Ryan Littman-Quinn, Botswana- UPenn Partnership, Botswana Chapter 9 TelemedicineandElectronicHealth:IssuesandImplicationsinDevelopingCountries................... 149 Kijpokin Kasemsap, Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University, Thailand Chapter 10 NextWaveofTele-Medicine:VirtualPresenceofMedicalPersonnel.............................................. 168 Kelvin J. Bwalya, University of Johannesburg, South Africa Chapter 11 UseofInformationandCommunicationTechnologybyHealthCareProvidersforContinuing ProfessionalDevelopmentinBotswana.............................................................................................. 181 Wananani. B. Tshiamo, University of Botswana, Botswana Mabedi Kgositau, University of Botswana, Botswana Mabel Magowe, University of Botswana, Botswana Chapter 12 ItHasBeenQuiteaJourney”:ExperiencesandEvolutioninHealthInformationSystemsin“ Zimbabwe............................................................................................................................................ 193 Njabulo Bruce Khumalo, National University of Science and Technology, Zimbabwe Chapter 13 CaseStudy:TheTanzaniaHealthFacilityRegistry........................................................................... 208 Niamh Darcy, RTI International, Tanzania Sriyanjit Perera, CTS Global Solutions, Tanzania Grades Stanley, National Institute for Medical Research, Tanzania Susan Rumisha, National Institute for Medical Research, Tanzania Kelvin Assenga, RTI International, Tanzania Faustin Polycarp, RTI International, Tanzania Angelina Sijaona, Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children, Tanzania Esther Msechu, Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children, Tanzania Marcos Mzeru, Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children, Tanzania Claud Kumalija, Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children, Tanzania Michael Kambenga, University Computing Centre, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Benjamin Mayala, National Institute for Medical Research, Tanzania & University of Notre Dame, USA Mturi Elias, University Computing Centre, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Paul Biondich, Regenstrief Institute, Indiana University, USA Zaharani Kalungwa, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Tanzania Japhal Mwamafupa, President’s Office Regional and Local Government, Kibaha District Council, Tanzania Nseya Kipilyango, RTI International, Tanzania Scott Teesdale, InSTEDD, USA Chapter 14 HealthInformationSystems,eHealthStrategy,andtheManagementofHealthRecords:The QuesttoTransformSouthAfrica’sPublicHealthSector................................................................... 237 Shadrack Katuu, International Atomic Energy Agency, Austria & University of South Africa, South Africa Chapter 15 DevelopingandMeasuringtheBusinessCaseforHealthInformationTechnology.......................... 262 Duncan Wade Unwin, Griffith University, Australia Louis Sanzogni, Griffith University, Australia Kuldeep Sandhu, Griffith University, Australia Compilation of References............................................................................................................... 291 About the Contributors.................................................................................................................... 341 Index................................................................................................................................................... 347 .

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