How Can Digital Health Technologies Contribute to Sustainable Attainment of Universal Health Coverage in Africa? A Perspective

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2019
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Frontiers in public health
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Innovative strategies such as digital health are needed to ensure attainment of the ambitious universal health coverage in Africa. However, their successful deployment on a wider scale faces several challenges on the continent. This article reviews the key benefits and challenges associated with the application of digital health for universal health coverage and propose a conceptual framework for its wide scale deployment in Africa.
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Resilient health systems, Digital health, e-Health, Universal health coverage, Sustainable development goals
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Olu, O., Muneene, D., Bataringaya, J. E., Nahimana, M. R., Ba, H., Turgeon, Y., ... & Dovlo, D. (2019). How can digital health technologies contribute to sustainable attainment of universal health coverage in Africa? A perspective. Frontiers in public health, 7, 341.https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2019.00341
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https://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/9254
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