Barriers and opportunities to implementation of sustainable e-Health programmes in Uganda: A literature review

VM Kiberu, M Mars, RE Scott - African Journal of Primary Health Care …, 2017 - journals.co.za
Background: Most develo** countries, including Uganda, have embraced the use of e-
Health and m-Health applications as a means to improve primary healthcare delivery and …

Use of electronic health records in sub-Saharan Africa: progress and challenges

MO Akanbi, AN Ocheke, PA Agaba… - Journal of Medicine …, 2012 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background The Electronic Health Record (EHR) is a key component of medical informatics
that is increasingly being utilized in industrialized nations to improve healthcare. There is …

Current strategies for improving access and adherence to antiretroviral therapies in resource-limited settings

ML Scanlon, RC Vreeman - HIV/AIDS-Research and Palliative …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
The rollout of antiretroviral therapy (ART) significantly reduced human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV)-related morbidity and mortality, but good clinical outcomes depend on access …

Adverse drug events and medication errors in African hospitals: a systematic review

AB Mekonnen, TM Alhawassi, AJ McLachlan… - Drugs-real world …, 2018 - Springer
Background Medication errors and adverse drug events are universal problems contributing
to patient harm but the magnitude of these problems in Africa remains unclear. Objective …

A comparative review of mobile health and electronic health utilization in sub-Saharan African countries

B Bervell, H Al-Samarraie - Social Science & Medicine, 2019 - Elsevier
This study distinguished between the application of e-health and m-health technologies in
sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries based on the dimensions of use, targeted diseases or …

Postmarketing safety surveillance: where does signal detection using electronic healthcare records fit into the big picture?

PM Coloma, G Trifirò, V Patadia, M Sturkenboom - Drug safety, 2013 - Springer
The safety profile of a drug evolves over its lifetime on the market; there are bound to be
changes in the circumstances of a drug's clinical use which may give rise to previously …

[HTML][HTML] Open-source electronic health record systems for low-resource settings: systematic review

A Syzdykova, A Malta, M Zolfo, E Diro… - JMIR medical …, 2017 - medinform.jmir.org
Background: Despite the great impact of information and communication technologies on
clinical practice and on the quality of health services, this trend has been almost exclusive to …

Meeting community health worker needs for maternal health care service delivery using appropriate mobile technologies in Ethiopia

A Little, A Medhanyie, H Yebyo, M Spigt, GJ Dinant… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background Mobile health applications are complex interventions that essentially require
changes to the behavior of health care professionals who will use them and changes to …

[HTML][HTML] Implementing an open source electronic health record system in Kenyan health care facilities: case study

N Muinga, S Magare, J Monda, O Kamau… - JMIR medical …, 2018 - medinform.jmir.org
Background: The Kenyan government, working with international partners and local
organizations, has developed an eHealth strategy, specified standards, and guidelines for …

[HTML][HTML] Recommendations for electronic health record use for delivery of adolescent health care

SH Gray, RH Pasternak, HC Gooding… - Journal of Adolescent …, 2014 - jahonline.org
Adolescents stand to benefit greatly from improved electronic access to reliable health
information and health care. Use of electronic health records (EHRs) can potentially improve …