Dear all,
@aki I have proposed ideas to the government on many levels in this field with always the same result... silence.
@Dennis Thank you for sharing the link.
What I think some of us are missing on this is that we as Kenyans have to make Kenyan solutions for Kenyan problems. I can tell you very directly as a public health professional by training that what is needed here is different than what is needed in other countries. If Kenya is the ICT haven we claim it is we should be the first innovating these things on a national scale and scope with appropriate and adequate resources. In these terms Google and other large organizations should PARTNER with those already operating throughout the country. The issue is the transaction of large amount between big players without sustainable industry development in mind.
Could we rally for a government partnership with Google, USAID, and KENYAN ENTREPRENEURS? It would be an opportunity to really showcase the talent possessed within our borders.
USAID is in most of the hospitals and clinics in Kenya, they have been piloting e-training systems in Western province. The trainings were very successful, and as we were able to do the followup interviews and evaluation study, we could see the needs very clearly and a software program no matter how complex could meet the ICT needs of the rural populations and slum populations (a vast majority in terms of % of our country).
A nationwide e-health program would need to be designed and implemented by more than the MoH and MoICT as it would require everything from solar panels on small clinics just so they can participate to massive staff trainings. This is IN ADDITION to the software development.
So if the DUE date is November... what can we tangibly do?
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