Status and future prospects for mobile phone-enabled diagnostics in Tanzania
The majority of medical and veterinary professionals in Tanzania possess the necessary digital literacy to utilize mobile phone-enabled diagnostics and demonstrate readiness to adopt digital technologies and innovations to enhance diagnosis. However, effective implementation will require targeted training and interventions to empower them to effectively apply such innovations for disease diagnosis and other healthcare applications.
Authors
- Dina Machuve (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8711-5948)
- Ndyetabura O. Theonest (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9030-140X)
- Kennedy Ngowi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3692-5940)
- Davis Kuchaka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0991-703X)
- Irene Kiwelu
- Joram Buza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4661-5225)
- Jonathan M. Cooper (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2358-1050)
- John‐Mary Vianney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9405-1260)
- Julien Reboud (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6879-8405)
- Blandina Theophil Mmbaga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5550-1916)
- Elizabeth R. Kussaga
- Allen Lyimo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-0271-3658)
Institutions
- Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (TZ)
- University of Glasgow (GB)
- Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (TZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLOS Digital Health
- Published
- 2024-08-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000565
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.10
Funders
- UK Research and Innovation
- European Commission
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council