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Abstract -- The Global Health Network
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The Global Health Network
- LaPorte, Ronald
( rlaporte@vms.cis.pitt.edu)
Abstract
Most of public health is information transfer. The new systems of
public health improve information transfer 1000 fold, therefore there
should be a dramatic increase in health as a result of the new
systems of telecommuniciton. Much of the telecommunication systems
are low band width and relatively inexpensive. We have started a grass-
roots effort to establish a global health network. This network is
designed to 1) develop connectivity world wide amoung public health
workers, 2) us the system as a backbone for monitoring disease 3)
establishemnt of a global health network university, a meta university
of health, 4) Interconnect health related non-governmetn organizations,
5) establish a global health informaiton serve designed to take the place
of biomedical pulications, and 6) develop a group of individuals trained
both in public health and telecommunications; cyber-docs, who would be
especially helpful at times of disasters. The Global Health Network
is rapidly evolving, and gaining more and people.