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e-Prevencion presented at the Hospital Edgardo Rebagliat

IMG_1901Nurse Lady Murrugarra presented her project ePrevencion on 26 May 2016 at the Hospital Edgardo Rebagliati in Lima, Peru. The focus was on TeleHealth and Teleconsultation for Cardiovascular Health.
For those interested in her presentation, here’s the power point:
The country faces a chronic deficit of more than 8.000 medical doctors with 1.200 doctors leaving annually to work in foreign countries, EU, Chile, Brazil. TeleHealth is seen as a promising service to reach the patients in rural areas.
The presentation and exhibition stand attracted lots of visitors.
ePrevencion is a selected project of the WeObservatory and Lady Murrugarra is the coordinator of the Telehealth Research Group at the University Peruana Cayetano Heredia, in Lima.

New book on ICTs and Health in Latin America and the Caribbean

Foundation Telefonica will be publishing this coming December 10th a new book on the status quo of the ICTs and healthcare in Latin America and the Caribbean entitled “Las TIC en el combate de las enfermedades desatendidas: Una visión latinoamericana”. The PDF version can already be downloaded directly from the Telefonica website.

It includes an article by Véronique Inès Thouvenot of the WeObservatory, Lilia Pérez Chavolla and Arletty Pinel (p. 29 – 49).

Within the framework of the Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5, this article analyzes health services provided in remote areas of Latin America and the Caribbean, where access to and use of ICTs can help provide services to low-income populations. The article emphasizes the perspective of the user and in particular of women, patients, nurses, doctors and community helpers, who are the most committed to health issues in remote areas. It includes a short description of two eHealth projects being implemented in Guatemala and Panama by local communities with limited resources that seek to respond to their maternal and children health needs.

Lanzamiento oficial del libro publicado por la Fundacion Telefonica, el 10 de Diciembre en Caracas: “Las TIC en el combate de las enfermedades desatendidas: Una visión latinoamericana”. Este artículo analiza los servicios de salud dentro del marco de los Objetivos del Milenio 4 y 5 en zonas remotas de América Latina y el Caribe, donde el acceso y uso de las TIC pueden ayudar a proveer servicios a poblaciones de escasos recursos. El artículo enfatiza la perspectiva del usuario y en particular la de las mujeres, pacientes, enfermeras, doctoras y ayudantes comunitarias, quienes son las más comprometidas con los asuntos de salud en zonas remotas. Se describen dos proyectos de eSalud en Guatemala y Panamá, iniciados por comunidades locales, conrecursos limitados para responder a las necesidades de salud materna e infantil en dichas zonas.