Development of a Cost-Effective Telemedicine Services for People Affected with Cardio-Vascular Diseases in the Rural Area: A Case Study of Iwo Local Government
In rural Nigeria, the health system is in a disreputable state and this is attributed to several factors especially the flagrant underfunding of the health sector and shortage of skilled specialists at the primary health care (PHC) level -as a result of the migration of a number of physicians from the rural areas to urban centers. The impact of this rural-urban migration has led to the shortage of trained personnel or specialists in the rural communities. This research work aims at developing a cost-effective telemedicine solution that will bridge the gap created as a result of migration of trained medical specialists from rural areas to urban centers. The website will be developed using PHP scripting language at the server side and connected to “MySQL” a relational database management system. HTML/CSS is the markup language that will be used for creating web pages and other information that can be displayed in a web browser. WampServer would be the web server for the application. Finally, an integrated portable ECG device to provide the waveform required by the specialist to recommend a possible treatment to the rural medical practitioner. The system was developed using Iwo local Government Council as a case study.
Keywords: Telemedicine, medical health and services
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ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Ibrahim Adenuga
Adenuga Ibrahim is currently the head of Information Unit, National Open University of Nigeria, Akure Study Center. He has is M. Sc (Information Technology) in 2013 from National Open University of Nigeria. His research focus is in the area of Telemedicine and Expert System. He is currently on his Ph.D programme.
Olufemi Akinyede
Akinyede, Raphael Olufemi is currently a lecturer at the Department of Computer Science, the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo-State, Nigeria. He received his B. Tech (Hons) and Ph. D degrees in Computer Science from The Federal University of Technology, Akure. His research focus is in the area of e-Commerce and Wireless (Mobile) Network Security. He has published a number of articles in reputable journals. He is a member of Nigeria Computer Society (NCS).
Omoyele Akinsowon
Akinsowon Omoyele is a member of some professional bodies including the Computer Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria (CPN), Oracle Certified Professionals, International Association of Engineers (IAENG) and Organization of Women in Science for the Developed World (OWSD).
Ibrahim Adenuga
Adenuga Ibrahim is currently the head of Information Unit, National Open University of Nigeria, Akure Study Center. He has is M. Sc (Information Technology) in 2013 from National Open University of Nigeria. His research focus is in the area of Telemedicine and Expert System. He is currently on his Ph.D programme.
Olufemi Akinyede
Akinyede, Raphael Olufemi is currently a lecturer at the Department of Computer Science, the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo-State, Nigeria. He received his B. Tech (Hons) and Ph. D degrees in Computer Science from The Federal University of Technology, Akure. His research focus is in the area of e-Commerce and Wireless (Mobile) Network Security. He has published a number of articles in reputable journals. He is a member of Nigeria Computer Society (NCS).
Omoyele Akinsowon
Akinsowon Omoyele is a member of some professional bodies including the Computer Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria (CPN), Oracle Certified Professionals, International Association of Engineers (IAENG) and Organization of Women in Science for the Developed World (OWSD).
