Ghana Telemedicine Project Phase II
- Lead PI: Sonia Ehrlich Sachs
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Unit Affiliation: Center for Sustainable Development (CSD)
- July 2013 - December 2017
- Inactive
- Africa ; Ghana
- Project Type: Research
DESCRIPTION: Telemedicine uses information and communications technology (ICT) to connect community health workers to medical specialists via 24-hour teleconsultation centers. Doctors, nurses and midwives in the teleconsultation centers coach community health workers and advise on the treatment of their patients, helping them manage emergency cases that are beyond their capacity and avoiding unnecessary referrals.