Improving access to maternal care in Africa through telemedicine and digital health

Wajeeha Bilal; Parvathy Mohanan; Zainab S. Rahmat; Shazil Ahmed Gangat; Zarmina Islam; Mohammad Yasir Essar; Abdullah Tunde Aborode; Helen Onyeaka

doi:10.1002/hpm.3498

Improving access to maternal care in Africa through telemedicine and digital health

Wajeeha Bilal, Parvathy Mohanan, Zainab S. Rahmat, Shazil Ahmed Gangat, Zarmina Islam, Mohammad Yasir Essar^*, Abdullah Tunde Aborode, Helen Onyeaka

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Access to maternal health care is limited for women in Africa, while it remains a crucial determinant of maternal mortality and morbidity. The utilization of telemedicine and digital health can help remove barriers to access through economical and geographical convenience. In addition, feasible frameworks operating on themes such as technology, user acceptance, short-term and long-term funding, organizational factors, and political and legislative aspects can help overcome implementation challenges that persist in Africa and permit maximal utilization of telehealth to enhance maternal outcomes.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2494-2500
Number of pages	7
Journal	International Journal of Health Planning and Management
Volume	37
Issue number	4
Early online date	15 May 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/hpm.3498
Publication status	Published - Jul 2022

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Keywords

Africa
digital health
maternal care
telemedicine

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Health Policy

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