The Role of Telecentres in e-Health Solutions

Jimena Betancourt Coordinación TIS Talks jbetancourt@telecentre.org @jimebeta

1. 2.

3.

Building Knowledge

Finding Solutions and Partners

Planning and Managing for Innovation, Technology and Sustainability

THREE PHASES:

2. Finding Solutions and Partners for Technology, Innovation and Sustainability

•  Identify partners to develop distribution channels of ICT products and services such as e-health, distance education, telecommunication solutions and many more •  Identify management solutions based on open software

applications

•  Identify solutions to lower hardware cost

•  Identify partners to develop applications for greater impact in the communities served by telecentres

Goals:

Mision Market Demand Unmeet

Needs

Installed Capacity Connectivity Investors

Available

Human Resources and ICT talent

Trust

Products and service that need to be distributed

What are the missing parts ?

Karen Pak

VicePresident World Health Partners

The Role of Telecentres in e-Health Solutions

Karen Pak Oppenheimer Vice President

Making Markets Work For the Poor MISSION: WHP provides health and reproductive health services in low-income countries by harnessing local market forces to work for the poor.  Leveraging existing social and economic infrastructure, we utilize the latest advances in communication and diagnostic and medical technology to establish large scale, cost-effective health service networks.  We focus on serving rural and other especially vulnerable communities.

How is WHP Different: Social Franchising + Telemedicine

SCALEABLE and

SUSTAINABLE

formalizes ties thru TECHNOLOGY

SUFFICENT INCENTIVES to drive mandates and standards

based on EXISTING resources

HORIZONTAL platform

Sky Social Franchise Network

5,000+ rural Sky franchisees

15 Medical Doctors

6,500+ Shops

34 Clinics

30 Labs

ReMeDi™ Technology Pioneering e-Health in Rural India

A Comprehensive e-Health Delivery Platform

Applying the Model

•  Primary Care •  Family Planning •  Tuberculosis •  Childhood Pneumonia •  Childhood Diarrhea •  Maternal Health

Results So Far…

Meet Rizwan

Khushboo - Entrepreneur

Thank You!

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