ICTs and the challenge of health system transition in low and middle-income countries

• Main Authors: Gerald Bloom (Author), Evangelia Berdou (Author), Hilary Standing (Author), Zhilei Guo (Author), Alain Labrique (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract The aim of this paper is to contribute to debates about how governments and other stakeholders can influence the application of ICTs to increase access to safe, effective and affordable treatment of common illnesses, especially by the poor. First, it argues that the health sector is best co...