Author:Umba, SMW; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MI; Ramotsoela, DDate:Apr 2022Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) are increasingly deployed in Internet of Things (IoT) systems for applications such as smart transportation, telemedicine, smart health monitoring and fall detection systems for the elderly people. Given that ...Read more
Author:Alberts, Ronell; Botha, Adèle; Fogwill, Thomas ADate:Dec 2014Mobile technologies have become a social reality in large parts of the developing world in general and in Africa especially. The large scale connected representativeness of access to and often ownership of mobile devices opens many doors to ...Read more
Author:Mwim, EM; Mtsweni, Jabu S; Chimbo, BDate:Jul 2023The healthcare sector has become a high target of cyber threats due to the nature of the industry and the potential of personal and confidential information. Human related factors have proven to be the major contributor to the challenges ...Read more
Author:Ruxwana, N; Herselman, Martha E; Pottas, DDate:May 2013Although e-health can potentially facilitate the management of scarce resources and improve the quality of healthcare services, implementation of e-health programs continues to fail or not fulfi l expectations. A key contributor to the failure ...Read more
Author:Mvelase, PS; Dlamini, ZZ; Dludla, Angeline G; Sithole, Happy MDate:Nov 2015The acceptance of cloud computing is increasing in a fast pace in distributed computing environment. The use of cloud environments for storage and data processing needs is on the rise. On the other hand, mobile devices have been seen as one ...Read more
Author:Parsons, SA; Abbott, GR; De Jager, PetaDate:Nov 2008South Africa has a high and increasing burden of tuberculosis, both drug-susceptible and drug resistant strains. In 2005 at the WHO-AFRO Regional Committee meeting held in Maputo, 46 Ministers of Health unanimously declared TB an emergency ...Read more
Author:De Jager, PetaDate:Jan 2009Peta de Jager, an architect and a researcher in health facilities from (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research) in South Africa, visits Sunyani Hospital in rural Ghana. Despite struggling with overcapacity, the hospital is still ...Read more
Author:Mxoli, Avuya; Mostert-Phipps, N; Gerber, MDate:Mar 2016Cybercitizen describes a frequent user of the Internet or in other terms, a member of an online community (cybercommunity). This digital space can be used to participate in educational, economical and cultural activities. Social computing is ...Read more
Author:De Jager, PetaDate:Oct 2007Service delivery in the healthcare sector is profoundly affected by the built infrastructure provided to support it. In order for a hospital environment to function optimally, a key question is, is the infrastructure "fit for purpose"? This ...Read more
Author:De Jager, PetaDate:Oct 2007Service delivery in the healthcare sector is profoundly affected by the built infrastructure provided to support it. In order for a hospital environment to function optimally, a key question is, is the infrastructure "fit for purpose"? This ...Read morecb
Author:Moganedi, Mapoung SDate:Jun 2018The introduction of Internet of Things (IoT has revolutionized the healthcare sector through the digitalization with an enormous amount of patient data that is collected, processed, stored and shared amongst different healthcare stakeholders. ...Read more