eHealth and global health: Investments opportunities and challenges for industry in developing countries

Adesina Iluyemi*, Jim Briggs

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

eHealth investments from developed countries to developing countries are expected to follow the emerging trend of eHealth for meeting global health problems. However, eHealth industry from developed countries will need to learn to make this impending venture a 'win-win' situation with profitable return on investments. This short paper highlights some of these challenges that must be overcome in order to achieve these objectives.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationElectronic Healthcare - First International Conference, eHealth 2008, Revised Selected Papers
EditorsDasun Weerasinghe
PublisherSpringer Heidelberg
Pages182-185
Number of pages4
Edition1st
ISBN (Electronic)9783642004131
ISBN (Print)3642004121, 9783642004124
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 19 Feb 2009
Event1st International Conference on Electronic Healthcare, eHealth 2008 - London, United Kingdom
Duration: 8 Sept 20089 Sept 2008

Publication series

NameLecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering
PublisherSpringer
Volume0001 LNICST
ISSN (Print)1867-8211
ISSN (Electronic)1867-822X

Conference

Conference1st International Conference on Electronic Healthcare, eHealth 2008
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityLondon
Period8/09/089/09/08

Keywords

  • Challenges
  • Developing countries
  • eHealth
  • Global health
  • Industry
  • Investments

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