“The demand for ICT-assisted healthcare solutions like mobile health (m-health) is growing exponentially in developing countries due to the lack of suitably qualified doctors and specialists, says Yashik Singh, lecturer at the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s department of tele-health.
Singh adds, however, that there are limitations to what m-health can do. “Like with all technology there are drawbacks. The prerequisite of the use of m-health applications by patients themselves is that they will be required to understand basic health information, medication, nutrition, and treatment regime to manage their disease.”
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Lezette Engelbrecht, IT Web, 18 November 2009
