BANA FIDELE
About BANA FIDELE
Energetic health economist with 3 years of experience in conducting research and consultancy in Europe and Africa. Prior to joining the World Bank as a health economist, he conducted research with the International Hospital Federation ( France) , and also spent two years working as a general practitioner in Rwanda.
"No one should die because they cannot afford health care, and no one should go broke because they get sick"
Role(s) / Profession(s)
- Consultant
Organization
- World Bank
Work Location(s)
- Canada
BANA's Communities
Language(s)
- English
- French
- Kinyarwanda
- Kirundi
- Swahili
Recent Contributions
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BANA FIDELE replied to "health information systems" in the Health IT community.
Thank you Dr Fraser, I would like to know if there exist cell phone based referral system in primary health care(between health centres and district hospitals) in developing countries.
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BANA FIDELE replied to "health information systems" in the Health IT community.
Thank you for your contribution. Rwanda have been promoting Information and technologie in the whole countrie.this is one of the recommendation for success . 1.cost effective?it depends upon what is implemented.I suggest to rely on existing technology and try to improve it(mobile phones based information system like tracnet is a good exemple).there already exist an information system in Rwandan district hospitals.the question is how to improve it? 2. challenges for implementation: I think the first ...
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BANA FIDELE started a discussion "TELEMEDECINE: CASE STUDIES" in the Health IT community.
Dear GHDonline members, I would like to know where I can find case studies related to telemedicine in developing countries. My research concerns successful interventions based on telemedicine supporting health care workers on the frontline but also the population living in remote rural areas.
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BANA FIDELE replied to "School-delivery of ITNs -- a good idea?" in the Malaria Treatment & Prevention community.
Distributing ITNs is the first step. Making sure it is used is more complicated. there is need of continuos Monitoring and evaluation to know who is using ITNs in the household and how many night per week it's beeing used. A population centred approach should allow to know barriers to ITN usage. There exist wrong ideas on ITNs ; they should be known before distributing ITNs. Such an approach can allow to know to whom ...
Recent Recommendations
- None at this time.