Handheld computers in resource-poor settings
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The value of handheld computers for health providers working in re-
source-poor environments
As some of you may know, SATELLIFE and partners in Kenya and Uganda
are engaged in a project this year to test the efficacy of handheld
computers (Palm, etc.) by health care workers to collect data and to
access medical reference material. In addition to HIV/AIDS, TB and
Malaria treatment guidelines specific to each country, the units also
carry essential drug lists, medical calculators and medical text
books. This project has been funded by the Acumen Fund (New York,
USA) and to date has put 110 handheld computers in the field.
This week, I am pleased to share the news of a significant donation
to the project. Skyscape, a Massachusetts, USA company
(http://www.skyscape.com) that publishes medical reference books in
the Palm OS and Pocket PC format has donated 160 copies of reference
"books" for use by health workers participating in our project. The
titles include Griffith's 5-Minute Clinical Consult, A To Z Drug
Facts, The Harriett Lane Handbook, Pocket OB/GYN, and 5 Minute Pedi-
atrics. Each unit will be equipped with two of the above books.
Skyscape is committed to the cause of helping make a meaningful im-
pact on improving health care worldwide. We are very grateful to Sky-
scape.com for this contribution that we hope is the start of a great
relationship.
I encourage those of you who have web access and are interested in
resources for the handheld computer to visit their website. For those
who would like more information about our handheld project, please
feel free to contact me <hladd@usa.healthnet.org> or Rebecca Riccio
<rebecca@usa.healthnet.org>.
Regards,
Holly Ladd
Executive Director
SATELLIFE
30 California Street
Watertown, MA 02472, USA
Tel: +1-617-926-9400
Fax: +1-617-926-1212
http://www.healthnet.org
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