195 Using Information Technology to Enhance Public Health Capacity: Experiences, Lessons Learned, and Challenges

Friday, May 1, 2009: 14:00-15:30
Louis Pasteur (The Hilton Istanbul Hotel )
Moderator:
Jean-Jacques Akamba, Cameroonian Association for Public Health (ACASAP), Cameroon
Global knowledge network for public health workforce: Innovative approach to strengthen public health capacity worldwide
Alena Petrakova, World Health Organization (WHO), Switzerland; Thomas Cook, The University of Iowa - College of Public Health, USA
Oasis: An open source standards compliant health information system for low resource environments
Michael Clarke, International Development Research Centre, Canada
Experiences and challenges of a public health association IT network
Manjula Alles, Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA), Canada
The use of IT technology in Africa:  The case of UNACOH and ECSAPHA
D.K. Sekimpi, Uganda National Association of Community and Occupational Health (UNACOH), Uganda
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