Title :
E-health in Egypt: challenges and opportunities
Author :
Shaheen, Samir I.
Author_Institution :
Min. of Commun. & Inf. Technol., Giza, Egypt
Abstract :
E-health started to be recognized as one of fundamental requirements of the information society. It has been recognized in the World Summit on Information Society; Geneva, December 2003. The term refers to the utilization of the information and communication technology (ICT) to improve the health services in the society. The application of ICT in the health sector could provide a better quality of life to the citizens and an easier job environment for physicians and other health care workers. ICT can be used wherever it has a clear benefit, such as reaching remote populations, providing continuous training for doctors, and offering the tools for building a national health network.
Keywords :
Internet; health care; medical information systems; social aspects of automation; telemedicine; Egypt medical center; e-health; information and communication technology; national health network; telemedicine; Biomedical engineering; Communications technology; Continuing education; Databases; Educational institutions; Hospitals; Information technology; Medical diagnostic imaging; Medical services; Videoconference;
Conference_Titel :
Information and Communication Technologies: From Theory to Applications, 2004. Proceedings. 2004 International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8482-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICTTA.2004.1307598
