Masvingo Zimbabwe.
Afr Health Sci. 2022 Mar;22(1):664-672. doi: 10.4314/ahs.v22i1.77.
This paper presents voices from Africa on digital health in Africa. These voices were gleaned during interviews and an online, focus group session in May 2020, during which 30 experts across Africa, among others from the South, were asked about their experiences and observations on the conceptualisation of, and practices in, digital health in their respective communities and countries. Extensive input was provided, both orally and textually. The quotes gathered and presented in this paper indicate that there is a distinct need for the respectful co-development of digital health interventions in Africa. In addition, the quotes show how a one-size-fits-all solution approach does not exist, it is not a solution to Africa. Further, the community-focus, fit, and fragmentation of existing activities digital health interventions is questioned. The narratives provide a rich resource indicating capable and local agency and the need to address power-differences in international health development.
本文呈现了非洲人对非洲数字健康的看法。这些观点是在 2020 年 5 月的访谈和在线焦点小组会议中收集到的，来自非洲各地的 30 名专家（其中包括来自南方的专家）被问及他们在各自社区和国家对数字健康的概念化和实践方面的经验和观察。专家们提供了广泛的口头和书面意见。本文收集和呈现的引述表明，在非洲，非常需要尊重地共同开发数字健康干预措施。此外，这些引述表明，一刀切的解决方案并不存在，它不是非洲的解决方案。此外，还对现有的数字健康干预措施的以社区为中心、适合和碎片化提出了质疑。这些叙述提供了丰富的资源，表明了当地机构的能力和需要解决国际卫生发展中的权力差异。
