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Last update: August 15, 1996 |
TELEMATICS FOR HEALTH AND | |
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A joint European Union/South Africa diffusion conference on "Telematics for Health and Disabled & Elderly People" will be held in South Africa from Thursday 16 - Saturday 18 May 1996, near Johannesburg. This will examine the manner in which "state of the art" telematics (telecommunication and information technologies) can provide solutions to the complex health problems of South Africa and of the region and improve the quality of life of disabled and elderly people. The key to reational health service provision at district, provincial and national levels is ready access to reliable data. Thus the creation of a national health information system is one of the highest priorities of the South African Department of Health. The socio-economic integration and independent living of disabled and elderly persons through the use of appropriate technology is also an important objective. The conference, with an expected attendance of 250 people from numerous European and African countries, provides a vehicle for a productive exchange of experiences between Europe and South Africa on matters ranging from standardised and integrated electronic patient health care records through to harmonisation of data in regional and national networks and enabling technologies. |
The objectives are also to provide an opportunity for participants to disseminate, exhibit, discuss and present their health telematics products and services as well as their telematics solutions for the integration of disabled and elderly people to users in Southern Africa. As such it will concentrate on the range of telemedicine applications which can be deployed by health planners, health managers, clinical service providers and health and rehabilitation professionals in otherwise inaccessible areas. Participants from Europe, Africa and South Africa will have the occasion to inform health planners and decision makers, identify market potential, exploit commercial opportunities and find potential industrial collaborators or research partners.
The conference will promote the dissemination of telematics expertise and technology through the health sector and disabled and elderly sector in South Africa. This will give added impetus to a key sector which the European Union supports through its "European Programme for Reconstruction and Development in South Africa" and in its policies on regional cooperation in Southern Africa. |
The G7 conference on "the information society for developing countries" will take place also in Midrand (Gallagher Estate), from Monday 13 - Wednesday 15 May 1996. Telematics for Health and Disabled & Elderly People will therefore follow on directly from this prestigious international gathering, which will be a considerable "bonus" for participants, demonstrators and sponsors alike.
The stage is thus handsomely set for an event which addresses the needs of South Africa and it's regional partners whilst simultaneously giving European industry an opportunity to disseminate the products of it's research investments to new markets. It should be an important first milestone in the context of an emerging and mutually beneficial collaboration. For further information please contact:
There will be a report in the next edition of the EHTO Journal on the proceedings of this conference. |
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