[kictanet] mHealth Breakfast

Thu Jun 16 13:59:54 EAT 2011

Hi Listers,

The information provided at the mHealth Breakfast was a confirmation that the 
infrastructure is in place, I also read an article in the CIO EA margazine June 
2011 issue, of which I am a columnist - but do I say, about the initiative by 
CBS called Labware an indication that the infrastructure is being exploited.

Those under 24 year old's out there in colleges and other institutions of 
learning do not wait to leave campus to make a mark in this emerging market, 
when the infrastructure meets the devolved government the only way is up for 
those who will be able to leverage on this platforms.

I will not pretend to know where the opportunities are but my gut feeling is 
there are out there in plenty waiting for you to just bend and pick them up.  As 
an infrastructure provider Safaricom has played its part, the ball is no longer 
in their court.

The HMO's and principally NHIF need to look at mHealth and eHealth initiatives 
as its to their benefit and will have a direct effect on their bottom lines. 
 For too long we have concentrated on curative medicine it is time to transition 
to preventive medicine.  

Widely distributed diagnostic facilities that can upload the data into the cloud 
is the foundation for better healthcare for all as ones the data is available 
across institutions we shall be able to prevent the high cases of drug 
interference as ways brought home in a previous post.  The dial a doctor 
facility can only become a reality when there is a common depository of my 
medical records, patients have a tendency to suffer from selective amnesia when 
it comes to post illnesses. 

Early and correct diagnosis can only happen with the availability of 
diagnostics, we need to move away from the witch doctor approach and to a more 
scientific method especially now with the profession and professionals becoming 
endangered. 

A mistreated sore throat in a child that would have cost 500/- to treat can lead 
to a heart condition that could be fatal or requires over 1 Million to treat.

I will keep watching this space as I look for opportunities to supply 
something tangible, like an IP enabled ultrasound scanner and X-Ray machine, so 
when you youngsters are developing your applications remember me.

Regards
 Robert Yawe
KAY System Technologies Ltd
Phoenix House, 6th Floor
P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
Kenya

Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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From: Judy Njogu <jgnjogu at Safaricom.co.ke>
To: robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk
Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
Sent: Wed, 15 June, 2011 19:06:12
Subject: Re: [kictanet] mHealth Breakfast

Yes James the solutions were very good. Now to Kenyanize them and make them 
available on the mobile phone where possible. Like PS Mary said, Kenya is mobile 
based, not PC based like the West. But we are up to the task- if we Kenyans 
don’t crack it, who will?

From:james ratemo [mailto:jratemo at gmail.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2011 11:55 AM
To: Judy Njogu
Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
Subject: Re: [kictanet] mHealth Breakfast

With the mhealth/ehealth initiatives discussed at today's breakfast, Kenya has 
potential to turn around her health sector if only the discussions move to 
implementaion stage...I particularly like the smart doctor by Samsung and Adam 
Navigator that brings health services to the doorstep...quite intuitive
On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 4:49 PM, Judy Njogu <jgnjogu at safaricom.co.ke> wrote:
Hi everyone!

Thanks a lot for the live discussions on the breakfast we are hosting tomorrow.

We have sent out invites to the following bloggers and have officially closed 
out the invitations. We hope to see and hear from you, your thoughts are 
welcome.

1 Phares   Kariuki <pkariuki at gmail.com> 
2 Lois   Bosire <bosirelk at yahoo.com> 
3   Suraj Shah <suraj at surajshah.co.ke> 
4   Crystal Watley Kigoni <crystal at voicesofafrica.org> 
5   David Simbiri <david.simbiri at lixnet.net> 
6   Andrew Gakiria <gakiria at gmail.com> 
7 james   ratemo <jratemo at gmail.com 
8 vgathara at vimak.co.ke;  
9 pamela at cardiacimplants.com  

Thank you,

Judy Njogu

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