AfriHealth

The conference questions the extent of current research and development using ICT technology and the amount of effort being made to progress ICT developments in the African Healthcare arena. The conference themes include:

• Public/Private partnership in Telemedicine
• E-health Strategies for Government
• Health Management Systems for Africa
• Optic fibre vs Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) - How will they benefit the Healthcare Delivery
• Telemedicine for Africa
• Public/Private partnership
• What Telemedicine/eHealth offers today for optimising healthcare
• Strengthening Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Pharmaceutical Commodity Management through use of appropriate Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs)
• Short Message Service (SMS) Solutions for Enhanced Patient Safety
• A new perspective of Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Management Systems using ICT
• Structures for Support and Development of the Application of ICT in Kenyan Healthcare Delivery
• Internet based learning programmes for Nurses and Clinicians extends its reach throughout Africa
• Health Informatics and Human Resources for Health
• E-Health Programmes in Kenya
• Pioneering work in Regional Health Improvement and the Use of ICT in ECSA Projects

The objective of the conference is to use IT to establish health care information systems cutting across primary, secondary and tertiary health care systems. AfriHealth also calls for the deployment of IT for the development of drug information and records, for the study and control of epidemics, for research and dissemination of information, for distance learning in the medical profession, and to reduce costs and improve productivity.

The use of Cellular Telephone technology has remarkable potential in the development of the Healthcare Industry in Africa. The conference is an opportunity to share developments and to explore opportunities.

The conference aims to gather:

• Clinicians and other health professionals
• Health information technology users and buyers
• Hospital suppliers
• Directors and administrators
• Health Informatics Professionals
• Academics
• Non-governmental Organisations (NGOs) involved in healthcare Sector
• Health Management organisations
• Pharmaceutical Companies
• Relevant public authorities and policy makers on regional and national levels
• Relevant standardisation and competent authorities on international and national levels
• Vendors ( i.e. software and hardware development companies and professional services firms)

Registration for the event is available online.

Event email: info@aitecafrica.com