Building a National Model for Knowledge Exchange in Malawi: Findings From a Health Information Needs Assessment

References

• AfricanisCool . ( 2011 ). Malawi's telephony penetration rises to 23%: TNM Malawi. Investor relations issues in Africa. Retrieved from http://www.africanir.com/2011/06/07/malawis-telephony-penetration-rate-rises-to-23-tnm-malawi
   Google Scholar
• Bukachi , F. , & Pakenham-Walsh , N. ( 2007 ). Information technology for health in developing countries . Chest , 132 , 1624 – 1630 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Business Wire . ( 2010 ). Research and markets: Malawi—Telecoms, mobile and broadband. Retrieved from http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20100618005187/en/Research-Markets-Malawi-Telecoms-Mobile-Broadband
   Google Scholar
• Chib , A. , Lwin , M. O. , Ang , J. , Lin , H. , & Santoso , F. ( 2008 ). Midwives and mobiles: Using ICTs to improve healthcare in Aceh Besar, Indonesia . Asian Journal of Communication , 18 , 348 – 364 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Earth Institute . ( 2010 ). Barriers and gaps affecting mHealth in low and middle income countries: A policy white paper . Washington , DC : mHealth Alliance .
   Google Scholar
• El Halaby , D. ( 2006 ). An interview with Kingo Mchombu. Knowledge sharing in Africa: The key to poverty alleviation? Knowledge Management for Development Journal , 2 ( 1 ), 119 – 127 .
   Google Scholar
• Godlee , F. , Pakenham-Walsh , N. , Ncayiyana , D. , & Cohen , B. ( 2004 ). Can we achieve health information for all by 2015? The Lancet , 364 , 295 – 300 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Horton , R. ( 2000 ). North and South: Bridging the information gap . The Lancet , 355 , 2231 – 2236 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Mechael , P. ( 2009 ). The case for mHealth in developing countries . Innovations , 4 ( 1 ), 103 – 118 .
   Google Scholar
• Mishra , S. , & Singh , I. ( 2008 ). mHealth: A developing country perspective. Paper presented at the Making the eHealth Connection: Global Partnerships, Local Solutions conference, July 13–August 8, Bellagio, Italy. Retrieved from http://ehealth-connection.org/files/conf-materials/mHealth_%20A%20Developing%20Country%20Perspective_0.pdf
   Google Scholar
• National Statistical Office of Malawi . ( 2008 ). CountrySTAT Malawi. Retrieved from http://www.countrystat.org/mwi/cont/pages/page/indicators/en
   Google Scholar
• Pakenham-Walsh , N. , & Bukachi , F. ( 2009 ). Information needs of health care workers in developing countries: A literature review with a focus on Africa . Human Resources for Health , 7 ( 30 ). Retrived from http://www.human-resources-health.com/content/7/1/30
   Google Scholar
• Patrikios , H. (1995). Meeting basic health information needs in Africa. Information Development , 11, 94–98.
   Google Scholar
• Ranck , R. ( 2011 ). Health information and health care: The role of technology in unlocking data and wellness—A discussion paper . Washington , DC : United Nations Foundation & Vodafone Foundation Technology Partnership .
   Google Scholar
• Smith , R. , & Koehlmoos , T. P. ( 2011 ). Provision of health information for all . British Medical Journal , 342 , 4151 .
   Google Scholar
• Vital Wave Consulting . ( 2009 ). mHealth for development: The opportunity of mobile technology for healthcare in the developing world . Washington , DC : UN Foundation-Vodafone Foundation Partnership .
   Google Scholar
• World Bank . ( 2010 ). Malawi country data profile. Retrieved from http://ddp-ext.worldbank.org/ext/ddpreports/ViewSharedReport?&CF=&REPORT_ID=9147&REQUEST_TYPE=VIEWADVANCED
   Google Scholar
• World Health Organization . ( 2008 ). Country case study: Malawi's emergency human resource programme: GHWA task force on scaling up education and training for health workers . Geneva , Switzerland : Author . Retrieved from http://www.who.int/workforcealliance/knowledge/case_studies/Malawi.pdf
   Google Scholar
• World Health Organization . ( 2011 ). mHealth: New horizons for health through mobile technologies . Global Observatory for eHealth Series—Volume 3 . Geneva , Switzerland : Author . Retrieved from http://www.who.int/goe/publications/goe_mhealth_web.pdf
   Google Scholar