Interesting Victor, i just got wind of some interesting Mhealth initiatives being developed by the better option but i am not well placed to discuss the same without breaching protocol, may be they should lead the way in this considering the success of mpesa, i wonder whether KICTANET can be kind enough to organise a Kamukunji to look into this issue, could the lister who drafted the ehealth strategy please stand up and help us walk the talk?<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 2:38 PM, Victor Gathara <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:vgathara@vimak.co.ke">vgathara@vimak.co.ke</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div lang="EN-GB" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">While in DFiD I got involved in a project with WHO to help MOMS come up with a eHealth strategy. Sad to have left without seeing the final document but I basically came to question the level of buy in from government for this. A couple of years ago an AfriHealth conference basically concluded that there was a lot of silo working and ‘pilotitis’ in this field. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">It would be good to see whether the strategy was ever completed and launched. I believe a lister led in drafting it. There is a lot that can be done with IT in health if the will is there but you need the structures in place first.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Victor</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"> </span></p>
<div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt"> kictanet-bounces+vgathara=<a href="http://vimak.co.ke" target="_blank">vimak.co.ke</a>@<a href="http://lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">lists.kictanet.or.ke</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:kictanet-bounces%2Bvgathara" target="_blank">kictanet-bounces+vgathara</a>=<a href="http://vimak.co.ke" target="_blank">vimak.co.ke</a>@<a href="http://lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Edith Adera<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 02 June 2011 22:29<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:vgathara@vimak.co.ke" target="_blank">vgathara@vimak.co.ke</a></span></p><div class="im"><br><b>Cc:</b> KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<br></div><b>Subject:</b> Re: [kictanet] Of Vision 2030 and Misplaced Priorities<p>
</p></div></div><div class="im"><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span>Very sad indeed!</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> </span></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span>I was faced with the same problem in March and the poor lady died right before our eyes - her relatives called me when it was too late and they did not have a cent to take her to hospital, so they feared even going there without money! I was surprised to learn that even Kenyatta hospital does not take any patient without money!</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"></span></p>
</div></div></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span> </span> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="color:black">I was so sad to face the reality thatyou can die justbecause you are poor and not because there's no treatment for your illness.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#1F497D"> </span> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="color:black">In his recent experience with cancer, Hon. Anyang Nyongodrovethis point home! BUT - if a Minister for Health can say this, what chance does a mere mortal have to live?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#1F497D"> </span> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="color:black">There are many examples of eHealth initiatives thathave saved lives e.g. Uganda Health information Network, Mozambique Health Information Network,pulsa plus HIV/AIDs project in South Africa using cellphones, cell life in South Africaetc</span></p>
<div class="im"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#1F497D"> </span> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="color:black">Edith</span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> kictanet-bounces+eadera=<a href="http://idrc.or.ke" target="_blank">idrc.or.ke</a>@<a href="http://lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">lists.kictanet.or.ke</a> [kictanet-bounces+eadera=<a href="http://idrc.or.ke" target="_blank">idrc.or.ke</a>@<a href="http://lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>] On Behalf Of Barrack Otieno [<a href="mailto:otieno.barrack@gmail.com" target="_blank">otieno.barrack@gmail.com</a>]<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 02 June 2011 13:22<br><b>To:</b> Edith Adera<br><b>Cc:</b> KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<br><b>Subject:</b> [kictanet] Of Vision 2030 and Misplaced Priorities</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Dear Listers,<br>
<br>I wonder whether i have used the right title for this post. I have had an interesting month and i thought i should share some of my experiences from the Bundus and the City as well. Three weeks ago i visit Ebuyangu Village somewhere between Gem and Emuhaya to look for my childhood football coach, while combing the area i meet one resident by the name Harambee who gleefully agrees to help me find my former coach. I asked him some of the challenges they are facing and was taken aback by his answer 'Watu wanakufa sana, sijui ni nini' (Translated There are too many deaths, i don't know what is happening) I tried squeezing more information from him and realised the problem is Malaria and waterbone diseases (of course there is River Yala in the hood), it is common knowledge that this are Malaria prone areas and many of us who hail from the region take preventive measures before travelling but it appears this information is simply not readily available to the villages, how can we prevent this unnecessary and avoidable deaths through ICT? do we have developement partners and or government agencies prepared to invest in e-health initiatives that will reverse this trends? or better still are all this noble initiatives and flagship projects targeting Nairobians (where the real Kenya is?) no wonder everyone is fleeing the countryside to be close to the city, we might end up building Malili Technolopolis and lack customers for the same as has been the case in the past, it is good we are boasting and fighting about Mobile money, 3G and the rest which is good but i guess the greatest wealth a nation can ever have are healthy citizens.<br>
<br>On 1st of June i find myself in another weird situation involving health facilities we have an emergency case which several health Facilities say they cannot handle but instead of advising on what we should do they advise us to run around and look for options, the saddest bit is this are respected health facilities that have 'professional' Doctors and Nurses, to cut the long story, proffessionals hoarding information on what we should do so that we can do something (what a shame on this great republic), i was left wondering where does the poor man go, he may as well just die in his little hut because he doesn't know what to do. When i looked at the bill and compared it to the service rendered your guess is as good as mine.<br>
<br>I wonder whether its a high time we channeled the same effort and investment we have made in Mobile Money, BPOs and Fibre into Electronic Health, anyone with successfull case studies to start us off, othewise we might all be swept away by an epidemic before we Vision 2030 materialises.<br clear="all">
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