- Mobile Health Services in Africa: A New Cooperation Opportunity for Korea
- ㆍ 저자명
- JUNG JaeWook
- ㆍ 간행물명
- KIEP Opinions
- ㆍ 권/호정보
- 2017년|pp.1-3 (3 pages)
- ㆍ 발행정보
- 대외경제정책연구원|한국
- ㆍ 파일정보
- 기타|ENG| PDF텍스트
- ㆍ 주제분야
- 사회과학
The rapid growth of mobile access in Africa has enabled mobile healthcare services to improve healthcare infrastructure and environment in Africa. m-health has the potential to enhance healthcare in Africa to overcome limited physical, human, and financial resources for health services and access barriers to health services. Korea's ODA for m-health projects in Africa will be mutually beneficial to African partner countries as well as Korea as a donor. The projects provides Korea with an opportunity to cooperate with partners for their healthcare infrastructure and economic development. In addition, these m-health cooperation projects will foster Korea's m-health technology ecosystem.