Title: The architecture of a software system for supporting community-based primary health care with mobile technology : the mobile technology for community health (MoTeCH) initiative in Ghana

Authors: MacLeod, Bruce

Place: [S.l.

Publisher: Public knowledge project (PKP). Open journal systems]

Year: 2012

Journal: Online journal of public health informatics (OJPHI)

Volume: Vol. 4, No. 1

PAGE: --

Subject: mHealth in Low-Resource Settings

Keywords: primary health care, health services, health information, mobile telecommunication services, information technology, communication technology, rural health, ghana, africa

Abstract: Described is a software architecture of a system designed in response to the health development potential in poor countries, aiming to bridge health information gaps in rural Africa. It calculates the upcoming schedule of care for each client and notifies the client and community health workers.

URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23569631

Document type: E-article