Publications related to the Health Sector

The impact of IICD health projects — by Web editor — last modified 2008-04-15 17:06

Hanna Goorden of IICD analysed the Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) data that has been gathered from the IICD projects in the health sector. She reports on the satisfaction of project users with the health services they use through the project and how the project has impacted their lives.

The critical issues affecting the introduction of Health Management Information Systems in developing countries in Africa — by James Powell — last modified 2008-07-03 08:24

Thesis by Nicole Archangel, competed in October 2007

IKON - Teleradiology in Mali (project evaluation) — by Victoria — last modified 2008-03-25 13:51

Project evaluation: Teleradiology in Mali (IKON): Quick diagnoses and better treatments in rural areas (PDF version - 169KB)

Health Management Information Systems (HMIS) as a tool for organisational development — by admin — last modified 2007-04-19 10:51

This paper describes how an HMIS can also be used for organisational development and reports on the experiences of the HMIS programme of the Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau (UCMB) in Uganda.

IICD celebrates its tenth anniversary — by admin — last modified 2008-02-01 14:30

Ten years ago, in November 1996, the former Dutch Minister for Development Cooperation, Jan Pronk, founded the International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD) to assist partners in the South to overcome the digital divide.

Evaluation of IICD’s ICT Roundtable process — by admin — last modified 2006-10-31 16:56

IICD published a study with lessons learned from facilitating ICT-enabled development.

ICTs and continuing medical education in East and Southern Africa — by admin — last modified 2004-10-28 21:16

This report presents the results of an IICD, Cordaid and CEDHA exploring ways that ICTs can be used to support continuing medical education for rural healthcare workers in several African countries.

Strengthening local capacities to create and adapt healthcare information — by admin — last modified 2004-10-28 21:31

Reporting from a review of local health content cases, Neil Pakenham-Walsh argues that the current global information explosion has had surprisingly little impact on the access by developing country healthcare workers to relevant and practical information.