Human, technical and political factors for better coordination and support of e-health in Africa

Informations projet

BETTEReHEALTH

N° de convention de subvention: 101017450

DOI 10.3030/101017450

Projet clôturé

Date de signature de la CE 4 Decembre 2020

Date de début 1 Janvier 2021

Date de fin 30 Juin 2023

Financé au titre de

• SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Health, demographic change and well-being

Coût total € 1 999 985,00

Contribution de l’UE € 1 999 985,00

Coordonné par

SINTEF AS
Norway

Livrables

Other (2)

Final networking and launch event

Report on the organization and outcomes of the final project event (incl. the launch of the ‘E-health Hub Network’)

Networking activities in the areas of capacity building (yearly), empowerment of stakeholders (yearly), accessible e-health (yearly) and digital literacy (yearly)

Documents, reports (19)

Regional Hub Workshops (year 1) report

Report on the workshops that have been organised in year 1 in the four regional hubs

Recommendations for e-health standardisation and interoperability in African LLMICs

Report on recommendations for ehealth standardisation and interoperability in African LLMICs

Report on the role of human factors in improving e-health policies and national programmes

Report on the role of human factors in improving ehealth policies and national programmes

Exploitation strategy and plan

The exploitation plan will describe the ways in which the outputs of the project registries guidelines etc and the Regional Hubs will be sustained after the project in collaboration with project partners and supporters

E-health policy roadmap for LLMICs in Africa

Ehealth policy roadmap for low and lower middle income countries in Africa

Communication activities (report 2)

Report on the communication and awareness raising campaigns and activities via website newsletters press releases social media publications external events

Requirements for sustainable and trustable e-health infrastructure in African LLMICs

Report on requirements for sustainable and trustable ehealth infrastructure in African LLMICs

Communication activities

Report on the communication and awareness raising materials created and initial communication campaigns and project exposure via website newsletters press releases social media publications external events

Report on best practices and lessons learned in health and care services and health infrastructures
Establishment of Regional Hubs

Report on the aims and criteria for establishment of the four Regional Hubs and overview of the Hub participants and their commitments to the project

Strategic implementation plans for the four participating African LLMICs
Report on stakeholders of e-health policy

Report on stakeholders of ehealth policy

Scientific publication and executive report on existing e-health policies and legislation in African LLMICs

Scientific publication and executive report on existing ehealth policies and legislation practices in African LLMICs

International networking event report

Report on the organisation and outcomes of the international networking event held at the end of year 1

Regional Hub Workshops (year 2) report

Report on the workshops that have been organised in year 2 in the four regional hubs

Strategy and future direction for scaling-up e-health in LLMICs in Africa

Strategy and future direction for scalingup ehealth in LLMICs in Africa

Report on the existing strategic partnerships on e-health deployment in LLMICs and regions in Africa and their potential

Report on the existing strategic partnerships on ehealth deployment in LLMICs and regions in Africa and their potential

Regional Hub Workshops (year 3) report

Report on the workshops that have been organised in year 3 in the four regional hubs

Report and scientific publication regarding research priorities related to e-health policies in African LLMICs

Report and scientific publication regarding research priorities related to ehealth policies in African LLMICs

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (3)

Public access to PolReg

Public access to PolReg online platform

Public access to SolReg

Public access to SolReg online platform

Project branding, website, social media channels, newsletter template

Creation of the project visual identity and branding website social media channels and newsletter template

Publications

Conference proceedings (10)

Steps towards the development of strategic 
plan to promote successful eHealth implementation in African countries

Auteurs: Samuel Quarshie, Oksana Debrah, Lawrence Ofori‑Boadu, Samuel Akoriyea Kaba, Anthony Adofo Ofosu, Kirsti Sarheim Arthun, Konstantinos Antypas
Publié dans: 2023 Africa Digital Health Summit (ADHS), Numéro 22-23 June 2023, 2023
Éditeur: 2022 Africa Digital Health Summit

Assessing Strategic Priority Factors in eHealth Policies of Four African Countries

Auteurs: Dillys Larbi; Kirsti Sarheim Anthun; Flora Nah Asah; Oksana Debrah; Konstantinos Antypas
Publié dans: 2022 IST-Africa Conference (IST-Africa), 2022, Page(s) 1-9
Éditeur: IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineer
DOI: 10.23919/ist-africa56635.2022.9845650

Developing the BETTEReHEALTH registry for eHealth policies and solutions in Africa

Auteurs: Mats Blakstad, Amanuel Meseret, Oksana Debra, Abdul Rahman Adjetey Adjei, Mohamed Jmaiel, Adane Mamuye, Chipo Kanjo, Jens Johan Kaasbøll, Kirsti Sarheim Arthun, Konstantinos Antypas
Publié dans: 2022 Africa Digital Health Summit (ADHS), Numéro 23-24 June 2022, 2022, Page(s) 23
Éditeur: 2022 Africa Digital Health Summit

Best Practices and Lessons Learned in eHealth in Four Low and Lower Middle-Income Countries in Africa

Auteurs: Rayhane Koubaa, Sana Rekik, Mohamed Jmaiel, Adamu Takele, Moges Asressie, Abdul-Rahman Adjei, Muyepa Anthony, Mbongeni Chizonda, Gugsa Nemera Germossa, Amanuel Meseret, Kirsti Sarheim Anthun, Konstantinos Antypas
Publié dans: 2023 IST-Africa Conference (IST-Africa), 2023
Éditeur: IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
DOI: 10.23919/ist-africa60249.2023.10187739

Exploring
 the value proposition of global digital health inventories for stakeholders

Auteurs: Mats Blakstad,
 Konstantinos Antypas, Oksana Debrah, Chipo Kanjo, Mohamed Jmaiel, Adane Mamuye, Fikadu Balcha 
Hailu
Publié dans: 2023 Africa Digital Health Summit (ADHS), Numéro 22-23 June 2023, 2023, Page(s) 51
Éditeur: 2023 Africa Digital Health Summit

Research Landscape and Research Priorities in eHealth in four African Countries - A survey

Auteurs: Shegaw Anagaw Mengiste, Konstantinos Antypas, Marius Rohde Johannessen, Jörn Klein, Gholamhossein Kazemi, Jens Kassbøll
Publié dans: EGOV-CeDEM-ePart 2022, Numéro Vol-3399, 2022, Page(s) 12
Éditeur: CEUR Workshop Proceedings

Stakeholder participation in eHealth Policy development: a 
Ghana study

Auteurs: Oksana Debrah, Samuel Quarshie, Dillys Larbi, William Addo Mills‑Pappoe, Lawrence Ofori‑Boadu, Samuel Akoriyea Kaba, Anthony Adofo Ofosu, Kirsti Sarheim Arthun, Konstantinos Antypas
Publié dans: 2023 Africa Digital Health Summit (ADHS), Numéro 22-23 June 2023, 2023, Page(s) 53
Éditeur: 2023 Africa Digital Health Summit

Strategic Partnerships in e-Health in Low and Lower Middle-Income Countries in Africa

Auteurs: Rayhane Koubaa; Sana Rekik; Mohamed Jmaiel; Million Tesfaye; Maame Esi Amekudzi; Muyepa Anthony; Moges Asressie; Konstantinos Antypas
Publié dans: 2022 IST-Africa Conference (IST-Africa), 2022, Page(s) 1-9
Éditeur: IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
DOI: 10.23919/ist-africa56635.2022.9845638

Obstacles to eHealth Capacity Building and Innovation Promotion Initiative in African Countries

Auteurs: Flora Nah Asah, Jens Johan Kaasbøll, Kirsti Sarheim Anthun
Publié dans: pHealth 2022, Numéro Volume 299, 2022, Page(s) 33 - 43, ISBN 978-1-64368-349-2
Éditeur: IOS Press BV
DOI: 10.3233/shti220961

Experiences from developing strategic recommendations to enhance the adoption and implementation of digital health in African countries

Auteurs: Samuel Quarshie, Oksana Debrah, Samuel Akoriyea Kaba, Theresa Sekoh, Kirsti Sarheim Arthun, Konstantinos Antypas
Publié dans: 2022 Africa Digital Health Summit (ADHS), Numéro 23-24 June 2022, 2022, Page(s) 34
Éditeur: 2022 Africa Digital Health Summit

Other (3)

Challenges and Strategies for Enhancing eHealth Capacity Building Programs in African Nations

Auteurs: Flora Nah Asah, Jens Kaasbøll
Publié dans: 2023
Éditeur: Preprints
DOI: 10.20944/preprints202307.1359.v1

Whitepaper: Digital Health in Tunisia – current situation and strategic action plan

Auteurs: Mohamed JMAIEL, Rayhane KOUBAA, Sihem LOUKIL, Lamia BEN AMOR, Sana REKIK, Yasmine KOUBAA
Publié dans: 2023
Éditeur: Cluster HealthTECH Sfax

Report: Initiatives and actors in promoting user-friendliness and universal access of eHealth in Africa

Auteurs: Moges Asressie, Adane Mamuye, Fekadu Balcha, Oksana Debrah, Rayhan Okobo, Dillys Larbi, Tiwonge Manda
Publié dans: 2023
Éditeur: University of Gondar

Peer reviewed articles (2)

Facilitators and Barriers to the Sustainability of eHealth Solutions in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Descriptive Exploratory Study

Auteurs: Adane Mamuye, Araya Mesfin Nigatu, Moges Asressie Chanyalew, Lamia Ben Amor, Sihem Loukil, Chris Moyo, Samuel Quarshie, Konstantinos Antypas, Binyam Tilahun
Publié dans: JMIR Formative Research, Numéro Vol 7 (2023), 2023, ISSN 2561-326X
Éditeur: JMIR Publications
DOI: 10.2196/41487

eHealth Policy Framework in Low and Lower Middle-Income Countries; A PRISMA Systematic Review and Analysis

Auteurs: Shegaw Anagaw Mengiste, Konstantinos Antypas, Marius Rohde Johannessen, Jörn Klein, Gholamhossein Kazemi
Publié dans: BMC health services research, Numéro 23, 2023, Page(s) 328, ISSN 1472-6963
Éditeur: BioMed Central
DOI: 10.1186/s12913-023-09325-7

Thesis and dissertations (2)

Frugal User Involvement

Auteurs: Mats Blakstad
Publié dans: Frugal User Involvement, 2022
Éditeur: Reprosentralen, University of Oslo

Experiences with e-health in Somalia: a stakeholder analysis

Auteurs: Mahmoud, Nasra Adam
Publié dans: 2023
Éditeur: Norwegian University of Science and Technology