How Can eHealth Help the Poorest? (Part 2, eHealth in the field)

This is the second part of “How can eHealth Help the Poorest” series by Hassan Masum, GHI’s Aman Bhandari, Jody Ranck and Alex Jadad. Enjoy!

The second cluster of responses focuses on eHealth in the field. Telemedicine initiatives have supported community workers in many parts of the world, and ethnographic studies can suggest how to design relevant interventions. Equipping these front line workers with information, data management tools, education materials, training, diagnostic capacity and decision support might enhance weak health systems.