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Health eVillages brings the doctor’s office to medically scarce areas through mobile devices

Posted by: admin on Thu, 2012-04-12 09:29

Health
eVillages seeks to provide healthcare professionals working in challenging clinical
environments with medical decision making, clinical diagnosis and training
tools in easy-to-use mobile devices.

By: Paromita Pain

Winnie Akoth’s six month-old son was suffering from encephalitis, an inflammation of the brain that is a common ailment in their native Kenya. Too poor to afford the best medical care, Akoth was referred to the Kijabe Hospital, a Health eVillages pilot location where Akoth's son received an affordable treatment that saved his life.