Digital technology for health sector governance in low and middle income countries: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Poor governance impedes the provision of equitable and cost-effective health care in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Although systemic problems such as corruption and inefficiency have been characterized as intractable, "good governance" interventions that promote transparency, accountability and public participation have yielded encouraging results. Mobile phones and other Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are beginning to play a role in these interventions, but little is known about their use and effects in the context of LMIC health care.

Methods

Multi-stage scoping review: Research questions and scope were refined through a landscape scan of relevant implementation activities and by analyzing related concepts in the literature. R

SUBMITTER: Holeman I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5017033 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature