ICT in the health sector
Sep 30 2008, Tanzania [TZ], Uganda [UG], Mali [ML], Health
IICD’s health projects are principally aimed at improving the health of populations in small urban centres and remote rural areas through ICT. It is predominantly in these areas, where a vicious circle of poor health, inequality and social exclusion prevent people from participating in other aspects of society that can improve their quality of life.
Improving health in the community, rural access to resources and the qualitative improvement of basic medical services that are needed to tackle these adverse conditions, are central to IICD’s health programmes.
Across five of its country programmes, IICD is currently supporting 24 projects in the health sector. We are reaching around 55,000 medical workers, of whom 67% are women and approximately 830,000 beneficiaries, 82% of whom are located in rural areas.