From health care training to overcoming structural barriers: can technology help?

In this third talk of the seminar series on ‘Building Capacity on disability in low- and middle-income countries’, Drs. Niall Winters and Anne Geniets will ask the question:

Many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are characterised by an acute shortage of trained doctors and nurses, and a strong reliance on community health workers. In this talk, drawing on recent research in urban and rural Kenya, we explore whether mobile technologies can help overcome barriers to health care training, leading to improved provision and delivery of health care services for marginalised populations. Analysing the barriers to care experienced by mothers of children with disabilities, we ask how technology can contribute to the more equitable provision of health care, the challenges of integrating mobiles into existing health care structures and implications for future research agendas.

Everyone is warmly invited. Please let anne.geniets(at)education.ox.ac.uk know if you have any special requirements.

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Date: 24 May 2016, 17:00 (Tuesday, 5th week, Trinity 2016)
Venue:
Kellogg College
62 Banbury Road OX2 6PN
See location on maps.ox

Details: Mawby Room
Speakers: Prof Niall Winters (Dept. of Education, University of Oxford), Dr Anne Geniets (Dept. of Education, University of Oxford)
Organising department: Department of Education
Organisers: Dr Anne Geniets (Dept. of Education, University of Oxford), Prof Niall Winters (Dept. of Education, University of Oxford)
Organiser contact email address: anne.geniets@education.ox.ac.uk
Part of: Building capacity on disability in low- and middle-income countries
Booking required?: Not required
Cost: n.a.
Audience: Public
This talk features in the following public collections:
- Seminars relevant to NDM members
- Talks of Interest to Medical Sciences
Editor: Anne Geniets