The Indian government is collaborating with a number of African countries on a pan-Africa e-Health network, aiming to encourage collaboration between Indian and African doctors over VSAT. Ghana’s included in this program, I believe starting with the Komfo Anoyke Teaching Hospital in Kumasi. The project is funded for 5 years – I’m not sure what will happen after that, but hopefully they will be able to fall to the much more financially sustainable land-based fiber by then (assuming the sub-marine cables get deployed). The project also includes the donation of new diagnostic equipment, including DICOM (a medical image standard) compatible x-rays and CT scanners.
For the BBC News article on the topic, see:
Ethiopia’s high speed hospitals
By Elizabeth Blunt
BBC News, Addis Ababa
