john wesonga
About john wesonga
Role(s) / Profession(s)
- Consultant
- Information Technology Professional
- Technical Specialist, Advisor
Organization
- D-tree International
- MC Labs
- University of Washington
Language(s)
Recent Contributions
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john wesonga replied to "Implementation checklists for EMR deployment in developing settings?" in the Health IT community.
Amy, Try accessing the same document via Scribd http://goo.gl/mV5yH that should work on the iPad -- John Wesonga
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john wesonga replied to "Using SMS technology for medicine and prescription reminders" in the Health IT community.
The average cost of a text message in Kenya now is kshs1/$0.012. The pricing model you have is averaging at kshs11/text message how feasible is that? -- John Wesonga
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john wesonga replied to "Introducing HealthPhone: Pre-loaded health and nutrition multimedia content scripted on knowledge prepared jointly by UNICEF, WHO, UNESCO, UNFPA, UNDP, UNAIDS, WFP and The World Bank." in the Health IT community.
Interesting stuff,we've been looking at SMS and USSD as a means of disseminating information primarily to expectant mothers, SMS being ubiquitous but having the limitation of 140-160 characters. I'm curious to know how this will work for the low-end phones primarily in use in most rural areas in Kenya and Africa as a whole. -- John Wesonga
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john wesonga replied to "Suitable GPS enabled PDAs" in the Health IT community.
Ali, Huawei recently launched a $100 Android 2.2 Smart phone in Kenya http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/03/huawei-ideos-hands-on/ definitely worth looking at. -- John Wesonga
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john wesonga replied to "Discusion with author of article describing Touchscreen HIV system in Malawi." in the Health IT community.
Is the Baobab ART EMR based on OpenMRS? -- John Wesonga
Recent Recommendations
- None at this time.
