Satellife
From Clinfowiki
Low-cost method of providing heath information exchange was implemented under Uganda Health Information Network(UHIN) in 2003.
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Components
The system utilizes low-cost Personal digital assistant (PDA) handheld cellphones for data entry and data is transmitted over wireless carriers to the central server located in Kampala.
Working
The PDA are used by health workers to collect data at the community level. The data is uploaded or sent to nearest African Access Point (AAP) visa infrared, bluetooth or wi-fi and from there, the data is transmitted via wireless carriers to the servers.
Status
Around 600 Health works use the system to collect public health data. The rural hospital also use it to register patient visits.
