Telehealth for Cervical Cancer Screening and Care
At a glance:
Partners:
Zambian Health Informatics Association (ZHIA),
Urunana Development Communications,
University of Rwanda,
SEI-Africa
DSV/Stockholm University
When?
Jan 2016 and onwards
Where?
Kenya, Rwanda & Zambia
Thematic Area?
Health
ICTs:
Telehealth solution to be determined
Telehealth for Cervical Cancer Screening
This multi-country project explores the use of telehealth solutions for earlier detection and better treatment options for cervical cancer. The project aim is to align to national health initiatives and specific campaigns. Baseline studies included policy makers, medical doctors, clinicians, patient representatives, insurance companies and other key stakeholders to inform the following stages.
Challenges to address
Cervical cancer mortality rates in East and Southern Africa are among the highest in the world. One of the reasons is that the disease is detected late, which means that treatment options are more limited and less effective. Women living with HIV are four times as vulnerable to cervical cancer and resource poor and hard-to-reach communities often lack access to the needed expertise early enough.
Project stages
The project is devided into four stages as shown in the illustration below. Stage 1 was completed in 2016 and stage 2 has commenced in 2017.
Rwandan health care system ready for telehealth in cervical cancer screening and care
With ICT friendly policy makers, digitalised and connected hospitals Rwanda is ready to use telehealth for cervical cancer screening and care.
Women in Zambia want Telehealth services to cater for pressing health needs
On International Women’s Day 2017 SPIDER, The Swedish Program for ICT in Developing Regions, is proud to launch a report with significant input from women living with diagnosed cervical cancer, key decision makers and different healthcare workers in Zambia. Zambia has...
Partners
Zambia Health Informatics Association (ZHIA)
Zambia Health Informatics Association is a not-for-profit organisation focusing on health informatics and advocates for e-health development.
Urunana Development Communications
Urunana Development Communications is an organisation working with public health through radio shows and community engagement.
Stockholm Environment Institute Africa (SEI-Africa)
SEI-Africa has a mission to support close collaboration with African organisations and networks on key environmental and development issues.
DSV, Stockholm University
The Department of Computer and Systems Science at Stockholm university is the oldest and largest ICT department in Sweden. It is also the largest department of Stockholm university.