Research Article
Telemedicine as a Tool for Europe-Africa Cooperation: A Practical Experience
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-642-12701-4_10, author={Manuel Dinis and Fernando Santiago and Lu\^{\i}s Silva and Ricardo Ferreira and Jos\^{e} Machado and Eduardo Castela}, title={Telemedicine as a Tool for Europe-Africa Cooperation: A Practical Experience}, proceedings={E-Infrastructures and E-Services on Developing Countries. First International ICST Conference, AFRICOM 2009, Maputo, Mozambique, December 3-4, 2009. Proceedings}, proceedings_a={AFRICOMM}, year={2012}, month={5}, keywords={telemedicine telehealth Africa e-health pediatric cardiology tele-echocardiography and telecommunications}, doi={10.1007/978-3-642-12701-4_10} }- Manuel Dinis
Fernando Santiago
Luís Silva
Ricardo Ferreira
José Machado
Eduardo Castela
Year: 2012
Telemedicine as a Tool for Europe-Africa Cooperation: A Practical Experience
AFRICOMM
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-12701-4_10
Abstract
This paper presents the experience of an Europe-Africa telemedicine network, focused on the pediatric area, and involving hospitals located in Luanda (Angola), Benguela (Angola), Praia (Cape Verde) and Coimbra (Portugal). In the scope of this network, the cooperation between these hospitals goes beyond the teleconsultation sessions. Tele-training, clinical experience exchange, patient transfer agreements and health staff training to local development of new medical capabilities are some of the involved activities. It is therefore agreed that this kind of technical and knowledge network could also be expanded to other African countries with clear benefits to the local citizens, overcoming the digital-divide and improving the cooperation between developed and developing countries.
