Status and future prospects for mobile phone-enabled diagnostics in Tanzania.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Diagnosis is a key step towards the provision of medical intervention and saving lives. However, in low- and middle-income countries, diagnostic services are mainly centralized in large cities and are costly. Point of care (POC) diagnostic technologies have been developed to fill the diagnostic gap for remote areas. The linkage of POC testing onto smartphones has leveraged the ever-expanding coverage of mobile phones to enhance health services in low- and middle-income countries. Tanzania, like most other middle-income countries, is poised to adopt and deploy the use of mobile phone-enabled diagnostic devices. However, there is limited information on the situation on the ground with regard to readiness and capabilities of the veterinary and medical professionals to mak

SUBMITTER: Theonest NO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11315315 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature