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| No of partners: | 10 | |||||
| No of countries: | 9 | |||||
| Duration: | 12 months |
In March 1993 a joint AIM-WHO workshop on Telematics in Malaria and other Tropical Diseases, was held in Brussels, in support of MANTEAU, enabling an open exchange of information with organisations such as: UN Development Fund (UNDP), Tulane University (USA), Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (UK), Institute Française de Recherche Scientifique pour le Dévelopment en Cooperation (ORSTOM), University of Bangkok (Thailand), Inter-country School of Public Health in Central Africa (CIESPAC, Congo), etc. Other Commission services were also represented: DG VIII (Development Policies), and DG XII (Scientific and Technical Co-operation with Developing Countries).
The EpiAim study acted as a "bridge" from previous initiatives leading towards more comprehensive international co-operation, by tackling three main objectives and activity tracks:
| Objective 1 Track A | produce an "instant picture" or blueprint of the health conditions in both regions, using main epidemiological indicators. | |
| Objective 2 Track B | depict a methodology to study the diffusion and utilisation of health telematics in the two regions (identification of health sector key players, industry and service providers, inventory of information sources, etc.). | |
| Objective 3 Track C | provide key case-studies from both regions, as examples of the sort of prospects these countries are witnessing or anticipating. |
The study was co-ordinated by Prof. Jeffrey Levett, former president of the Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER), and President of the Athens School of Public Health (Greece). Main contributions came from the expert-rapporteurs, that in each of the two regions carried out the elaboration and investigation of their respective realities. For Africa contributions came from Dr. Patrick Kadama, Head of the Health Planning Unit in the Ministry of Health of Uganda, and from Dr. Peter F. Beales, Division of Tropical Diseases, WHO. For Latin America the contribution came from Prof. Enrique Mazzáfero, Director of the School of Public Health of the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and former consultant to WHO. The study leader and the expert-rapporteurs were assisted by an ad-hoc Advisory Board, who's chairmanship was assumed by the Director/Advisor for Informatics of the World Health Organisation (Geneva), Dr. Salah Mandil. Other relevant experts and organisations were represented in this board (see list). The role of the Advisory Board was to inform the study on current activities in both regions, and contribute with their highly qualified technical and political, and/or policy viewpoints.
Latin American Case Studies analysed:
African Case Studies analysed:
Work carried out by the study team and many groups and contacts that joined forces led to the creation of new links of awareness and cooperation with fruitful results in setting up novel projects and networks (ETHIC/THIN consortium, INCO-DC ELCANO and INFOPHARMA projects, support to INDEHELA initiative, etc).
The main conclusion is that Latin America and Africa have a great need to use telematics to improve their access to information on health, to support the duties of health workers, and to better mange their scarce resources, and that Europe should play an active role in supporting a transfer of appropriate technologies to help the developing countries join the information society.
| Prof. Jeffrey Levett President, Athens School of Public Health 196 Alexandras Av. GR-11521 Athens, Greece Tel.: +30-1-643.39.80 Fax: +30-1-644.42.60 | Prof. Enrique V. Mazzafero Chair, Dep. of Public Health University of Buenos Aires Juncal 2340 7B, Capital Federal Buenos Aires, Argentina Tel.: +54-1-961.94.56 / 826.46.16 Fax: +54-1-313.90.94 E-mail: postmaster@casapu.anmat.sld.ar |
| Dr. Patrick Y. Kadama Head, Health Planning Unit Ministry of Health PO Box 8, Entebbe, Uganda Tel.: +256-42-204.90 Fax: +256-42-209.96 E-mail: moh@mukla.gn.apc.org | Prof. Julian Hilton BIT Co-ordinator/TELOS Consulting Suite 38, Beaufort Court Admiral's Way, Waterside London E14 9SN, U.K. Tel.: +44-71-987.17.73 Fax: +44-71-537.90.22 |
| Dr. Salah Mandil Director/Advisor for Informatics World Health Organisation CH-1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland Tel.: +41-22-791.24.26 Fax: +41-22-791.07.46 | Dr. Julio Moreno Macarena University Hospital SAS (Andalusian Health Service) Av. Dr. Fedriani 3 E-41007 Sevilla, Spain Tel.: +34-5-455.73.84 Fax: +34-5-455.73.47 |
| Dr. Peter F. Beales Div. Control Trop. Diseases WHO - The MANTEAU Initiative CH-1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland Tel.: +41-22-791.38.28 / 29 Fax: +41-22-791.07.46 | Mr. Pascal Renaud ORSTOM, Institut Français de Recherche Scientifique pour le Développement en Coopération Mission Informatique 213 rue de La Fayette F-75010, Paris, France Tel.: +33-1-48.03.77.77 / 76.09 / 75.67 Fax: +33-1-48.03.08.29 / 79.07 E-mail: renaud@orstom.fr |
| Prof. Teodoro Briz National School of Public Health Av. Padre Cruz, 1699 Lisbon Cedex P-Lisbon, Portugal Tel.: +351-1-757.55.99 Fax: +351-1-758 27.54 | Prof. Otto Rienhoff IMIA President Georg-August-Universität Göttingen Zentrum Interdisziplinäre Einrichtungen des Fachbereichs Medizin Medizinische Informatik Robert-Koch-Str. 40 D-37075 Göttingen, Germany Tel.: +49-551-39.34.32 Fax: +49-551-39.82.34 E-mail: haegar@mdv.gwdg.de |
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