Considering the socio-cultural impact of e-health.
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2010-12-30
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e Health projects are being implemented globally in low income countries as a response to the identified inequality and inequity of access to health services for poor populations with a great burden of disease These projects are seen to offer solutions that provide quality care at a low cost Limited research is done on the sustainability of these projects Even less addresses the socio cultural impact on the host communities Based on experience of living with a remote community in Ghana this paper explores the needs of one community and how e Health has the ability to meet those needs using different solutions Also examined are the potential positive and negative impacts that e Health might yield on the people and their surroundings were e health solutions to be introduced