Africa Teledermatology Project

African Teledermatology has been created to provide dermatology support to local physicians, dermatologists, and health care workers in hospitals and clinics throughout Africa. This support is provided through Teledermatology consultation services, discussion pertaining to diagnosis and management of patients with skin diseases, links to educational resources, and access to a dermatologic curriculum created specifically for African sites. African developing countries have only a very limited number of qualified dermatologists. Teledermatology has therefore the potential to offer a prompt channel for long distance consultation and consequently provide means for improving medical care of skin diseases. (Uganda, Botswana, Malawi, Swaziland, Burkina Faso, and Lesotho)

http://africa.telederm.org/

International implementation

Fully implemented and active from 01/01/2007

Commission for Development Studies, Austrian Academy of Sciences (KEF: Kommission für Entwicklungsfragen, Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften). (Originally Uganda-Austria Telederm Project) and the American Academy of Dermatology.

• Adolescent
• Adult
• Children between 5 and 12
• Children under 5
• Elderly
• New born
• Pregnant women

• Community health worker
• Nurse and midwife
• Physician
• Self-use/patient

• Healthy living
• dermatological diseases & issues

• dermatological diseases

• Access to information and services
• Decision support systems
• Diagnostic and treatment support
• Disease surveillance
• Patient monitoring
• Telehealth/telemedicine

• Satellite
• Wired network
• Wireless network

• Audio-visual
• Computers / Servers / Tablets
• Medical special devices
• Mobile phones
• Smartphones
• Video cameras

    None

This project is evaluated? No