“ Delivery of healthcare or exchange of medical information across distances using Information Technology. ”
OBJECTIVE: Move the information instead of the patient
The range of applications
- Tele-diagnosis
- Tele-consultations
- Tele-education (Distance learning)
COMMUNITY INFORMATION CENTRES (CICs)
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The Government of Tanzania through the Ministry of Communications, Science and Technology has nominated DIT to be the
implementing agent for the Telemedicine Pilot Project “SETTING UP INDIA –TANZANIA CENTER OF EXECELLENCE IN ICT (ITCoEICT)’
The project aims at introducing telemedicine in Tanzania, and to develop best practices and a platform for awareness raising,
knowledge exchange in the medical field. This Pilot project will enable the government to make more effective use of the few doctors available in the country.
The DIT which is the Central site will be connected to other ten (10) community information center (CICs) through VSAT for provision
of these services.
The location for these CICs is:-
| Bagamoyo Post Office |
Dodom Post Office |
| Kibaha Education Center |
Mwanza Post Office |
| Morogoro Posst Offie |
Arusha Post Office |
| Iringa Post Office |
Mtwara Post Office |
| Mbeya Post Office |
Kijangwani Post Office (Zanzibar) |
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