Dr Kahindi Shedrach
Due to popular demand I have posted Dr Kahindi Shedrach’s presentation on. I have also attached famous Blogger Bankelele’s notes on Kahindi’s presentation seeing that i have not had time to post my own.
Dr Kahindi Shedrach, Medical Director, Angelic Missions Mobile Hospital (e-mail kahindig_at_yahoo.com, info_at_angelicmissions.org) spoke about how can medical professional can use mobile phone to deliver information and bridge health gaps
Health care gaps in Kenya
- Lack of medical specialist in rural area
- Lack of medical information to prompt people to visit hospital early
- Lack of health to stop abuse of over the counter drugs (have headache, but take anti-malaria drugs OTC which later results in increased drug resistance)
- Poor doctor patient ratio – 1 doctor serves 7,100 people
They will use three technology channels:
(i) Mobile SMS (ii) web (iii) call centre
website and mobile has disease protocols, and a disease registry African Pixel
- have a central data processing centre (CDPC) that will improve prognosis and clinics will consult specialists to make right diagnosis and treatment (by phone or internet)
- increased health seeking behaviors, and get patient present selves to hospital early
Challenges:
- No legal framework for ICT in health innovation – had to open medial center first
- Lack of funding
- Reluctance to embrace mobile and web in health care
- And fear of job loss by clinicians
- Language barrier
- Political interference
Download PDF Presentation: http://bit.ly/bDEORq
