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Integrated Healthcare Information Services Through Mobiles (IHISM)

Integrated Healthcare Information Services Through Mobiles (IHISM). Henry Nyongesa University of Botswana. Digital Exclusion. Digital exclusion is most evident in Africa Attributable to poor communications infrastructure in most countries Case: Mobile telephony in Botswana

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Integrated Healthcare Information Services Through Mobiles (IHISM)

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  1. Integrated HealthcareInformation ServicesThrough Mobiles (IHISM) Henry Nyongesa University of Botswana

  2. Digital Exclusion • Digital exclusion is most evident in Africa • Attributable to poor communicationsinfrastructure in most countries • Case: Mobile telephony in Botswana • 80% of communication lines are cellular • 80% of the populated areas covered • 1 in 2 adults has access to a mobile phone • Mobile telephony represents the best solution for digital inclusion in Africa (computer literacy is still low; HCI is not natural)

  3. Information Therapy • Ignorance and lack of access to relevant information is a major contributor to morbidity and mortality in Africa • Information can be a powerful form of therapy • Personalized Information is provided to patients as part of therapy regimen • Minimize visits to physicians for patients suffering from chronic conditions, such HIV/AIDS • Need for access to informationwhen patients migrate

  4. IHISM Project Overview • Information to compliment clinical management of HIV/AIDS • Development • Portals for mobile telephony information access • Models for user information needs • Multimedia local content • Pilot and evaluate (proof of concept) • Pilot application, evaluate effectiveness of services • Infrastructure and capacity building • Researchers: Social/scientists, carers • Community: Application providers, end-users

  5. Germane Issues • Representation of individual user information needs • How to identify patients in a mobile set-up • Geographical context of the project • Acquisition, translation and presentation of multimedia content in local languages • Information presentation for users who are semi-literate or illiterate • Natural Interaction

  6. Needs Analysis • Automatic Reminders • Evaluate effectiveness of such reminders • Surveys and Research • Privacy/Confidentiality/Security • Databases of FAQ • Personal Information Agents • Transmission of (PDA) Field Data • Mobile VideoConferencing (Telemedicine)

  7. Research Issues • Text to Speech • Audio Output • Speech Recognition • Recognize standard speech input • Natural Graphical Languages • Geographical-context Graphic Icons

  8. IHISM Overview

  9. Conclusion • Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for morethan 85% of HIV/AIDS sufferers • 14 million children are orphanedby HIV/AIDS, 11 million of them in Africa • A multi-faceted approach is neededto combat the epidemic • Provide • Technology to assist clinical management of HIV/AIDS • Empower sufferers and carers with information

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