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Developing Sustainable African Health Care Delivery Systems for the Millennium

2002-10-01 to 2002-10-02

This international symposium is convened by the Medical Research Council of South Africa and the International Medical Exchange, in collaboration with the World Health Organization, the Georgetown University Medical Center and the Africa Telehealth Educational Project. The event will be held at the Lord Charles Hotel in Somerset West near Cape Town. This symposium will address the development of Health Initiatives for the millennium, with a specific focus on the role and impact of information and communication technologies (ICT) in Africa and with a view to the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD). It will bring together health policy and decision makers such as, Permanent Secretaries, Medical Directors, Ministry of Health representatives and other government officials; health care professionals -physicians, nurses, and allied health professionals; and ICT experts, industry representatives, educators, entrepreneurs, and other professionals, from Africa, Canada, and the U.S.A. The Symposium will examine the role of ICT in, and its impact on, the attainment of the six health objectives of NEPAD by African countries, with particular attention on the development of human resources for health, and will lead to the development of a strategic plan for leveraging advances ICT to assist in building effective health care systems in Africa.

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