Challenges in providing access to health facilities for rural citizens in developing countries

One of the challenges faced by the IT industry is to provide access to medical care for citizens living in rural areas. Rural areas in some non-developed countries may be physically hardly accessible to the outside world. For that, it will be difficult for those who live in such an area to get acces...

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Main Authors: Deris M.S.M., Mohamed M.A., Mohamed R.R., Derahman M.N., Mamat A.R., Kadir M.F.A., Abidin A.F.A.
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spelling my.uniten.dspace-260592023-05-29T17:06:26Z Challenges in providing access to health facilities for rural citizens in developing countries Deris M.S.M. Mohamed M.A. Mohamed R.R. Derahman M.N. Mamat A.R. Kadir M.F.A. Abidin A.F.A. 36701139800 57194596063 56996859800 36023324000 57220345355 56481265700 35087974100 One of the challenges faced by the IT industry is to provide access to medical care for citizens living in rural areas. Rural areas in some non-developed countries may be physically hardly accessible to the outside world. For that, it will be difficult for those who live in such an area to get access to hospital services. Some illnesses that normally need immediate medical care may end up with fatality to the bearer. In light of this, we survey through the possibility of providing such a virtual appointment in replacement of a physical visit to the rural citizen so that doctors and hospitals can reach out to them. As the basic requirement, the area should have internet coverage, whether wired or wireless. For every household to connect to the application, they need to have a smartphone or computer. As a result, we proposed a simple framework for the online doctor application, which should serve the needs of the public. � 2021 Seventh Sense Research Group� Final 2023-05-29T09:06:26Z 2023-05-29T09:06:26Z 2021 Article 10.14445/22315381/IJETT-V69I8P205 2-s2.0-85112412319 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85112412319&doi=10.14445%2f22315381%2fIJETT-V69I8P205&partnerID=40&md5=5721b1fe8223ed8833f16f8e0bd2ccc1 https://irepository.uniten.edu.my/handle/123456789/26059 69 8 36 40 Seventh Sense Research Group Scopus
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description One of the challenges faced by the IT industry is to provide access to medical care for citizens living in rural areas. Rural areas in some non-developed countries may be physically hardly accessible to the outside world. For that, it will be difficult for those who live in such an area to get access to hospital services. Some illnesses that normally need immediate medical care may end up with fatality to the bearer. In light of this, we survey through the possibility of providing such a virtual appointment in replacement of a physical visit to the rural citizen so that doctors and hospitals can reach out to them. As the basic requirement, the area should have internet coverage, whether wired or wireless. For every household to connect to the application, they need to have a smartphone or computer. As a result, we proposed a simple framework for the online doctor application, which should serve the needs of the public. � 2021 Seventh Sense Research Group�
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Deris M.S.M.
Mohamed M.A.
Mohamed R.R.
Derahman M.N.
Mamat A.R.
Kadir M.F.A.
Abidin A.F.A.
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author Deris M.S.M.
Mohamed M.A.
Mohamed R.R.
Derahman M.N.
Mamat A.R.
Kadir M.F.A.
Abidin A.F.A.
spellingShingle Deris M.S.M.
Mohamed M.A.
Mohamed R.R.
Derahman M.N.
Mamat A.R.
Kadir M.F.A.
Abidin A.F.A.
Challenges in providing access to health facilities for rural citizens in developing countries
author_sort Deris M.S.M.
title Challenges in providing access to health facilities for rural citizens in developing countries
title_short Challenges in providing access to health facilities for rural citizens in developing countries
title_full Challenges in providing access to health facilities for rural citizens in developing countries
title_fullStr Challenges in providing access to health facilities for rural citizens in developing countries
title_full_unstemmed Challenges in providing access to health facilities for rural citizens in developing countries
title_sort challenges in providing access to health facilities for rural citizens in developing countries
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