Author:Ratshidi, L; Grobbelaar, S; Botha, AdèleDate:Jul 2022Background: Globally, community health workers (CHW) are increasingly viewed as an integral part of the health system as opposed to simply being an extension of it. Given this view, most low- or middle-income countries (LMICs) have refocused ...Read more
Author:Matshaba, L; Nxozi, M; Herselman, Martha EDate:May 2023In the midst of dynamic healthcare needs, health information systems’ lack of interoperability continues to hinder the health sector’s ability to provide healthcare services. For instance, the recent COVID-19 epidemic has sparked discussion ...Read more
Author:Crichton, R; Moodley, D; Pillay, A; Seebregts, CJDate:Aug 2012Rwanda, one of the smallest and most densely populated countries in Africa, has made rapid and substantial progress towards designing and deploying a national health information system. One of the challenging aspects of the system is the ...Read more
Author:Crichton, R; Moodley, D; Pillay, A; Seebregts, CJDate:Aug 2012Rwanda, one of the smallest and most densely populated countries in Africa, has made rapid and substantial progress towards designing and deploying a national health information system. One of the challenging aspects of the system is the ...Read more
Author:Halland, K; Britz, K; Gerber, ADate:Jul 2011In this paper, the authors discuss the advantages of using formal medical ontologies to enhance health information systems. In particular, they consider the suitability of the medical ontology Snomed CT for enhancing a health information ...Read more
Author:Moodley, D; Pillay, AW; Seebregts, CJDate:Aug 2011Most African countries have limited health information systems infrastructure. Some health information system components are implemented but often on an adhoc, piecemeal basis, by foreign software developers and designed to solve specific ...Read more