14 May 2018
IST-Africa 2018 Conference took place from 9 -11 May 2018 in Gabarone, Botswana, as part of IST-Africa Week 2018. An activity of IST-Africa, which is supported by the European Commission and African Union Commission and co-funded under the EU Framework Programme, IST-Africa 2018 is the thirteenth in an Annual Conference Series bringing together senior representatives from leading public, private, education & research organisations, to discuss ICT policy, showcase research results and share knowledge.
IST-Africa 2018 Conference brought together policy makers, practitioners, and researchers from leading commercial, government and research organisations around the world.
As part of a full eHealth track, mHealth4Afrika had a workshop on Thursday 10 May. This workshop provided insights into the mHealth4Afrika objectives, comparative results from the validation of the first beta iteration and ongoing activities. This was complimented by a demonstration of the mHealth4Afrika beta platform, medical sensors being used at the point of care and Android application to capture the sensor readings and transfer using HL7 FHIR to the patient's electronic patient record.
This session was very well attended. The presentations and demonstrations raised a lot of positive interaction around the co-design approach, digital literacy training with the healthcare professionals and how the medical sensors were identified and selected.