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Issue no. 48
March 2009

Extending x-ray vision

Teleradiology improves diagnosis and treatment for patients in rural Mali
Delivering an extra message

A South African project uses software to send low-cost text messages
A touch of good health

A touchscreen computer system guides healthcare workers in Malawi
Connecting technology and experts

Connecting a mobile phone to a microscope also links Ugandan clinics

Perspectives

Mobilising medical support

Many developing countries, faced with a drastic shortage of trained medical personnel, increasingly rely on community health workers to provide at least a basic level of ca...

Q&A

The best of health

How do rural communities benefit from e-health? E-health can benefit rural communities in so many ways. It is only when you are healthy that you can sustain work on the la...

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FEATURED TECHNOLOGY: Hardware

Localizing languages..

A partnership to provide technology in African languages is helping to make technology more accessible to people across the continent....

Lessons out loud..

The Talking Book, a robust handheld audio computer, records locally produced agricultural and literacy information for Ghanaian farmers to play back in their own......

Web 2.0 for low bandwidth..

What’s the difference between web 2.0 and the web as we previously knew it? Fundamentally, the technology underlying both is the same, web 2.0 just has a few e.....

Pan-African podcasting..

The popular newsletter, Pambazuka News is using new media to reach an even larger audience. Presenting information that can be watched or listened to will have a......

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