Telemedicine as a Tool for Europe-Africa Cooperation: A Practical Experience

Telemedicine use in Sub-Saharan Africa: Barriers and policy recommendations for Covid-19 and beyond

“…In this region, the major barriers were related to healthcare professional competence (e.g., lack of training, concerns of inaccurate medical decisions in the application of telemedicine system, and low e-awareness/readiness (Bholah & Beharee, 2015;Dinis et al, 2009;Gulube & Wynchank, 2001;Mauco, 2014;Parham et al, 2010) in countries such as South Africa, Zambia, Mauritius, Botswana and Angola. These were reflected in the low-buy ins by healthcare professionals, especially by the South Africa Health Professional Council (Correia et al, 2017;Gregory & Tembo, 2017).…”

“…Our review of literature showed that the lack of adequate telemedicine and ICT infrastructure in countries such as South Africa, Zambia, Mauritius, Botswana, and Angola, were the main barriers for user adoption of telemedicine [ 20 , [28] , [29] , [30] ]. This was due to the paucity of integrated ICT infrastructure [ 31 ] and the high cost of telecommunication equipment [ 32 ]. Such cases can considerably hinder the efficiency of teleconsultation and negatively influence work efficiency.…”

Avaliação Do Ciclo De Diálogos Brasil - Cabo Verde Com Uso De Conferência Audiovisual Em Internet De Conexão Limitada

“…A literatura registra diversas atividades de tele-educação como parte das ações dos serviços de telessaúde, que podem ser uma resposta a este problema [1][2][3] . Entre- A avaliação utilizada no estudo é a de quarta geração 7 , em que predomina a abordagem relacional, marcada pela negociação e empoderamento dos atores envolvidos nos programas avaliados 8 .…”