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Digital Inclusion Kit in Health and Higher Education

last updated Sep 27, 2011

Overview

Implementing organization: 
University of Buenos Aires, Fundapers (an Argentinean NGO)
Legal Status: 
Private (not-for-profit)
Year Launched: 
2006
Income Level of Target Population: 
All income levels

Funding

Primary Source of Funding: 
Donor
Funders: 
Microsoft Research: Digital Inclusion Program

Technology

Technology Used: 
Phones › Apps/Software
Summary: 

Researchers at the University of Buenos Aires are creating a Digital Inclusion Kit in Health and Higher Education (DIKHAE), which will allow smartphones to wirelessly connect to diagnostic tools like electrocardiograms, enabling sophisticated diagnoses to be conducted remotely.

Key program components: 

Patients in marginalized areas in both urban and rural Argentina lack access to specialized medical centers, which are often the only sites where vital diagnostic tools are available.The test results can be stored on the smartphone until it is in range of a cellular signal, and then uploaded to a patient records system. A pilot conducted in 2006 received high marks from medical professionals for the system’s usability. Project sponsors also envision that the DIKHAE will be able to connect to X-ray, MRI, and other tools in the future.

Technology Info
Purpose: Extending Geographic Access

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