Stockholm Challenge Honorable Mention 2010

Infomed : Health information network of Cuba

Country of activity: 

CU

Category: 

Health

Vision, objectives and goals: 

Improve health througth the creative and cost effective use of ICT

How ICT contributes to the organisational objectives: 

Access to health information and health communities of practice. Low cost national and international communications and services Modular continuing education empowering people to use the ICT for their own Low cost of subscriptions to journals and other information services as cooperative agreements

Target groups: 

Health workers

Summary: 

Use of internet technologies in a very special environment with limited resources since 1992 to create a nationwide health network with public access points in libraries and health centers. Use of free sotfware and continuing education as tools and promotion of human networks. Promotion of international collaboration and development. Use of a service oriented arquitecture and a flexible and creative approach to ICT. Extension until family physicians and communities.

Competition year: 
2002