[india-drug] Handheld computers in resource-poor settings

[Leela McCullough <leela@usa.healthnet.org>]

Handheld computers in resource-poor settings
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The value of handheld computers for health providers working in 
resource-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 filed.

This week, I am pleased to share the news of a significant donation to 
the project. Skyscape, a Massachusetts, USA company (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 Pediatrics. Each unit will be
equipped with two of the above books.

Skyscape is committed to the cause of helping make a meaningful impact 
on improving health care worldwide. We are very grateful to 
Skyscape.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 



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