| UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA - AFRICAN STUDIES CENTER |
April 10-14, 2001
Kampala, Uganda
The Second Africa Telehealth
Conference will be held in Kampala, Uganda April 10-14,
2001 and to invite you to participate. The First conference
was held in February 1999 in Nairobi Kenya.
The goal of the conference is to characterize how telecommunication resources, computer-based information systems and appropriate health information infrastructures can be utilized to advance the general health conditions of African society, through improvements to quality, access, and management of health systems on the continent.
The conference will draw upon the collective knowledge of international experts in the areas of health systems management, clinical care, epidemiology, telemedicine, health promotion, and health services policy.
The conference will discuss current problems and trends in the utilization of computer-based telecommunications technologies in the health sector. The Africa Telehealth Project, Uganda Unit, will act on the results of the conference to develop and design a telemedicine centre of excellence in Kampala-Uganda. Information is being posted at our combined web page: http://www.delphi.com/peaceportal
For more information, please contact the project coordinator in Uganda, Ivan Semakuka mailto:icslwanga@yahoo.com
Oryema Johnson
mailto:onoba@hotmail.com
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