Allen Ho

About Allen Ho

AMOS Health and Hope
Website: http://www.amoshealthandhope.org/Health_for_all/Home.html Type: Non-Governmental Organization Country: Nicaragua About: In rural Nicaragua, children often suffer from preventable disease. AMOS helps prevent death and disease by equipping communities with the tools they need to reach out to their most vulnerable neighbors through the model of Primary Health Care.
University of California San Diego - UCSD
Website: http://www.ucsd.edu/portal/site/ucsd Type: Academic Institution Country: United States About: Nestled along the Pacific Ocean on 1,200 acres of coastal woodland, UC San Diego is a powerful magnet for those seeking a fresh approach to education and research.

Recent Contributions

Allen Ho started a discussion "Laptops and CHWs" in the Health IT community.

We are thinking about starting a pilot project with a few olpclike devices (we're using intel's classmate) and some of our CHWs. Would like to start a discussion with people who had tried/implemented this in the past. What worked, what didn't, what innovative things were you able to do, etc. a few of the dilemmas we're trying to address are: what type of health IT system should we use (since we don't have any particular ...
Allen Ho replied to "Wireless networking where electricity is scarce" in the Health IT community.

Mike, I would love to learn more about your setup. We have a similar need for long distance wireless with about the same distance constraints. Thanks!
Allen Ho replied to "Wireless networking where electricity is scarce" in the Health IT community.

The Meraki solar router looks great, but that only provides the networking. Is there a wireless, ideally solar powered, solution to getting internet access in a remote area?

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