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The recent growth in the adoption of mobile health (mHealth) initiatives is mainly driven by low physician-to-patients ratio and prevalent access barriers to remote areas. Mobile technology is increasingly being integrated into health care system for disease surveillance, appointment reminders, disease outbreak alerts, health education and remote a...
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... benefitting communities on the other hand are the end-users. Fig 3 shows the schematic diagram of the universal access models framework. ...
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... the framework, new players called the Village Service Providers (VSP) are introduced. These VSPs will provide GSM service to various villages and underserved areas using the UAM network access model provided in Fig 3. Disruptive regulatory frameworks and new business models will provide a general framework and ecosystem between the VSPs and the conventional Network service providers (NSP) and backhaul service providers (BSP). The VSP would in turn deploy one or hybrid of the Universal Access Models (UAM) for sustainability and business prospects of their networks within the communities. ...
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... Implementation of universal telecommunication access schemes in rural communities in Nigeria will go a long way to impact healthcare service delivery by providing access to information for healthcare workers and communities. Furthermore, universal telecommunication access will reduce information latency in healthcare delivery that often leads to unwanted outcomes like delayed response to emergencies and, in extreme cases, fatalities (Hoffman et al., 2010;Grameen Foundation, 2011;Faruk, Oloyode, Bello, & Popoola, forthcoming;). ...
The goal of universal telecommunication access is to make telecommunication infrastructure
available to everyone irrespective of their geographical location, income level,
age, gender or other discriminatory parameters. Despite substantial efforts to close the
digital divide, developing countries still encounter daunting challenges in making access
truly universal. In this article, the authors report on an exploratory field survey of 15 rural
communities in Nigeria’s Kwara State to document their perception of the effects of rural
telecoms access on their livelihoods. Results revealed mostly positive effects in respect of
economic growth, poverty alleviation, health education, primary healthcare delivery, and
reporting of epidemic outbreaks such as the recent Ebola crisis. However, little impact on
quality of government service was recorded, as awareness of participation in governance
and socio-political issues was found to be very low. The article discusses some areas in
which universal telecommunications access can be expected, going forward, to address
the needs of communities in rural and remote communities.
