[WSIS CS-Plenary] ICT and Health, current field communications uses..

[l.d.misek-falkoff falkoff]

 Greetings,

Here is a link to work ongoing involving ICT and Health:
http://www.comminit.com/materials/ma2005/materials-2583.html.

The project is: *Handhelds for Health
*SATELLIFE's Experience in Africa and Asia
by SATELLIFE

And some of the main topics are:

   - Health workers are eager for access to information and quickly adopt
   the handheld as both a tool for data collection and for reference material
   - Lack of power in the field can be addressed by the use of solar
   chargers
   - Introducing technology into the workplace, like any other change
   needs to be managed and works best when their is a local champion to
   encourage participation.
   - While handhelds are great tools for close ended survey questions,
   they are less suitable for open ended questions where text entry is
   required.
   - Cost savings over paper-based processes can be significant.

*[Comment:  We may, here, look to the time when in multisakeholder parlance
"consumer" access is **also amply notated].*

The report states: "This document focuses not only on the technical aspects
of setting up a handheld computer project, but discusses organisational
issues and promotion of local ownership. The authors look at how to include
local stakeholders in project planning, and the importance of having local
advocates."

Best wishes, LDMF.
Linda D. Misek-Falkoff, Ph.D., J.D..
National Disability Party; International Disability Caucus;  Persons with
Pain International;  *Respectful Interfaces* (Programme: Communications and
Coordination Committee for the Untied Nations); Geneva and Tunis WSIS
Participant.
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