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Tele-Medicine

MOZAMBIQUE INTEGRATED NATIONAL TELEMEDICINE NETWORK

CONCLUSION

Telemedicine is no longer a “technology awaiting application”. Rather this powerful clinical tool, which has been successfully utilised in actual patient care for many applications, is now ready for widespread implementation as the equipment has advanced to the point where its applications are practical and potentially cost-effective.

The ITNT project will be based on scientific approaches, i.e. the project will be a learning organisation that will continuously evaluate its acquired experience and readjust its strategies accordingly in order to improve outcomes.

 

The most critical components of telemedicine are the end users – the health care providers and the patients.  It is the people and not the technology that determines the operational success of Telemedicine. The

ITNT will have as its long-term goal, to develop telemedicine to its potential as an invaluable tool to improve access to high quality and cost effective health care and educational services in Mozambique.


Reference:

  • The Mozambique Ministry of Planning and Finance 2004:  ESP and SB balance sheets for 2001 and 2002; data on the Action Plan for the Reduction of Absolute Poverty PARPA 2000–2004 and 2001–2005
  • Gulube S.M, The Evaluation of the First Phase of the National Telemedicine System in South Africa.  Key Note Lecture; the International Royal Society of Medicine Telemed Conference. London. UK. January 2001
  • Gulube S M, Telemedicine in South Africa: Success or Failure.  Brisbane International Telemedicine Conference.   Queensland. Australia. June 2001.
  • Gulube S M, Telemedicine in South Africa: US Army’s International Telemedicine and Tele-consultations Meeting 2001. United States Department of Defence Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Centre. Fort Lauderdale. Florida. June 2001
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  • Tedesco F.J Georgia Statewide Telemedicine Program History and Update (lecture).  Presented at First Annual Georgia Statewide Telemedicine Program Conference, July 21-22 1995 Augusta Georgia (USA)
  •  Wootton R. Telemedicine : A cautious welcome. MJ 1996; 313 : 1375

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