Establishing telepathology in Africa: lessons from Botswana
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Issues related to the quality of internet connectivity, including poor connectivity in rural areas, low speed and high cost of utility, were reported across all the countries as remaining challenges.
“In addition, issues related to the quality of internet connectivity (e.g., poor connectivity in rural areas, low speed and high cost of utility) were reported across all the countries as remaining challenges (Chavez et al., 2016; Fischer et al., 2011; Petersen et al., 2019).”
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The 'To the Editor' section identifies adequate, high-speed Internet as a prerequisite for telepathology and says systems must accommodate international bandwidth limitations. It describes an installation in Botswana, not challenges reported across all countries, and does not report poor rural connectivity or high Internet costs. (LLM, conf=0.87)
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Teledermatology: From historical perspective to emerging techniques of the modern era
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Telemedicine use in Sub-Saharan Africa: Barriers and policy recommendations for Covid-19 and beyond
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- Authors
- Fischer, M. K., Kayembe, M. K., Scheer, A. J., Introcaso, C. E., Binder, S. W., & Kovarik, C. L.
- Affiliations
- University of Maryland, Baltimore (US)
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
- Corresponding author
- Kovarik, Carrie L.
- Venue
- Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2011-05
- Volume
- 64
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 986-987
- ISSN
- 0190-9622 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC3762571
- OpenAlex
- W2140937969
- Cited by
- 32
- References
- 3
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 4 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 4
- FWCI
- 1.89
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- europepmc.org
- Locations
- Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- ScholarlyCommons (University of Pennsylvania) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (P30AI045008)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Global Health and Surgery
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Digital Imaging in Medicine
- Keywords
- telepathology, Botswana, sub-Saharan Africa, health infrastructure, health professions education, telehealth implementation, dermatopathology
- MeSH terms
- Botswana, Humans, Program Development, Telepathology, Internet
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