Global Public Health Informatics Bibliography

An evolving list of recommended articles, books, white papers and other resources on the topic of improving the public's health in resource-constrained settings through the application of information and communications technologies.
We welcome your suggestions, feedback and additions. Please send recommendations to Debra Revere.

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Aanestad M, Monteiro E et al. (2005). Strategies for development and integration of health information systems: coping with historicity and heterogeneity. Working Papers in Information Systems. Oslo, Norway: University of Oslo Information Systems group. Free Full Text

Abidi SS. (1999). TIDE: an intelligent home-based healthcare information & diagnostic environment. Stud Health Technol Inform, 68: 720-5. PubMed abstract

Abidi SS, Cheah YN, et al. (2005). A knowledge creation info-structure to acquire and crystallize the tacit knowledge of health-care experts. IEEE Trans Inf Technol Biomed, 9(2): 193-204. PubMed abstract

Ali M, Canh DG, et al. (2003). The vaccine data link in Nha Trang, Vietnam: a progress report on the implementation of a database to detect adverse events related to vaccinations. Vaccine, 21(15): 1681-6. PubMed abstract

Ali M, Park JK, et al. (2006). Organizational aspects and implementation of data systems in large-scale epidemiological studies in less developed countries. BMC Public Health, 6: 86. PubMed abstract Free Full Text

Allen C, Jazayeri D, et al. (2007). Experience in implementing the OpenMRS medical record system to support HIV treatment in Rwanda. Medinfo, 12(Pt 1): 382-6. PubMed abstract

Anger WK. (2007). Hanninen lecture: problems and prevention: research in developing countries and immigrant populations from developing countries. Neurotoxicology, 28(2): 207-14. PubMed abstract

Arya DS and Abbasi SA. (2001). Identification and classification of key variables and their role in environmental impact assessment: methodology and software package INTRA. Environ Monit Assess, 72(3): 277-96. PubMed abstract

Aviles W, Ortega O, et al. (2008). Quantitative assessment of the benefits of specific information technologies applied to clinical studies in developing countries. Am J Trop Med Hyg, 78(2): 311-5. PubMed abstract

Ayyagari A, Bhargava A, et al. (2003). Use of telemedicine in evading cholera outbreak in Mahakumbh Mela, Prayag, UP, India: an encouraging experience. Telemed J E Health, 9(1): 89-94. PubMed abstract

Blignaut PJ. (1999). Software for primary healthcare in a developing country. Background and problem statement. Comput Nurs, 17(6): 291-6. PubMed abstract

Brown T and Peerapatanapokin W. (2004). The Asian Epidemic Model: a process model for exploring HIV policy and programme alternatives in Asia. Sex Transm Infect, 80 Suppl 1: i19-24. PubMed abstract Free Full Text

Bruskiewich R, Davenport G, et al. (2006). Generation Challenge Programme (GCP): standards for crop data. OMICS, 10(2): 215-9. PubMed abstract

Burton KR, Howard A, et al. (2005). Relevance of electronic health information to doctors in the developing world: results of the Ptolemy Project's Internet-based Health Information Study (IBHIS). World J Surg, 29(9): 1194-8. PubMed abstract

Cantu JM and Figuera LE. (2000). Virtual molecular medicine in developing countries: the Mexican initiative. Mol Med Today, 6(5): 190-2. PubMed abstract

Chaikoolvatana A and Haddawy P. (2006). The development of a computer based learning (CBL) program in diabetes management. J Med Assoc Thai, 89(10): 1742-8. PubMed abstract

Coleman WP, Gaynicotche A, et al. (1998). Healthcare systems process reengineering for developing countries: a report to IMIA Working Group 9. Medinfo, 9 Pt 2: 1171-5. PubMed abstract

Diero L, Rotich JK, et al. (2006). A computer-based medical record system and personal digital assistants to assess and follow patients with respiratory tract infections visiting a rural Kenyan health centre. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak, 6: 21. PubMed abstract Free Full Text

Ee-Ming K and Kidd MR. (2002). Primary health care and general practice--a comparison between Australia and Malaysia. Asia Pac J Public Health, 14(2): 59-63. PubMed abstract

Eplee H, Murray B, et al. (2002). 4.4 Electronic management systems. Eur J Dent Educ, 6 Suppl 3: 152-60. PubMed abstract

Fraser HS, Biondich P, et al. (2005). Implementing electronic medical record systems in developing countries. Inform Prim Care, 13(2): 83-95. PubMed abstract

Fraser HS, Jazayeri D, et al. (2001). TeleMedMail: free software to facilitate telemedicine in developing countries. Medinfo, 10(Pt 1): 815-9. PubMed abstract

Geissbuhler A, Ly O, et al. (2003). Telemedicine in Western Africa: lessons learned from a pilot project in Mali, perspectives and recommendations. AMIA Annu Symp Proc: 249-53. PubMed abstract Free Full Text

Ghosh B and Cruz G. (2005). Nurse requirement planning: a computer-based model. J Nurs Manag, 13(4): 363-71. PubMed abstract

Ghoshal AG and Roy PP. (2000). Diagnosis of tuberculosis. J Indian Med Assoc, 98(3): 115-8. PubMed abstract

Gladwin J, Dixon RA, et al. (2002). Rejection of an innovation: health information management training materials in east Africa. Health Policy Plan, 17(4): 354-61. PubMed abstract Free Full Text

Godlee F, Horton R, et al. (2000). Global information flow. BMJ, 321(7264): 776-7. Free Full Text
   
Goh A. (1999). Java-based framework for the secure distribution of electronic medical records. Stud Health Technol Inform, 68: 582-7. PubMed abstract

Gonzales J, Pomel S, et al. (2005). Empowering humanitarian medical development using grid technology. Methods Inf Med, 44(2): 186-9. PubMed abstract

Graham LE, Zimmerman M, et al. (2003). Telemedicine--the way ahead for medicine in the developing world. Trop Doct, 33(1): 36-8. PubMed abstract

Hamadeh G. (2000). Automation of practice management in a Lebanese University Health Clinic. Top Health Inf Manage, 20(3): 75-9. PubMed abstract

Harum H. (2004). Integrated telehealth: putting it all together and addressing the challenges. Stud Health Technol Inform, 104: 75-86. PubMed abstract

Hashmi ZI, Abidi SS, et al. (2002). Intelligent healthcare information assistant: towards agent-based healthcare knowledge management. Stud Health Technol Inform, 90: 601-5. PubMed abstract

Idowu P, Cornford D, Bastin L. (2008). Health informatics deployment in Nigeria. J Health Inform Dev Countries, 2(1) Free Full Text

Kamadjeu RM, Tapang EM, et al. (2005). Designing and implementing an electronic health record system in primary care practice in sub-Saharan Africa: a case study from Cameroon. Inform Prim Care, 13(3): 179-86. PubMed abstract

Khazei A, Jarvis-Selinger S, et al. (2005). An assessment of the telehealth needs and health-care priorities of Tanna Island: a remote, under-served and vulnerable population. J Telemed Telecare, 11(1): 35-40. PubMed abstract

Kimaro HC and Titlestad OH. (2008). Challenges of user participation in the design of a computer based system: the possibility of participatory customisation in low income countries. J Health Inform Dev Countries, 2(1) Free Full Text

Kimaro H and Nhampossa J. (2007). The challenges of sustainability of health information systems in developing countries: comparative case studies of Mozambique and Tanzania. J Health Inform Dev Countries, 1(1)  Free Full Text

Koleth A, Chhanabhai P, Holt A. (2007). Convergence of communications and e-governance; a strong combination for health consumer empowerment in developing countries. J Health Inform Dev Countries, 1(1) Free Full Text

Konchom S, Singhasivanon P, et al. (2006). Early detection of malaria in an endemic area: model development. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health, 37(6): 1067-71. PubMed abstract

Krickeberg, K. (2007). Principles of health information systems in developing countries. HIM J, 36(3): 8-20. PubMed abstract

Kuntalp M and Akar O. (2004). A simple and low-cost Internet-based teleconsultation system that could effectively solve the health care access problems in underserved areas of developing countries. Comput Methods Programs Biomed, 75(2): 117-26. PubMed abstract

Latifi R, Muja S, et al. (2004). Use of information technology to improve quality of healthcare: Kosova's telemedicine project and international virtual e-hospital as an example. Stud Health Technol Inform, 104: 159-67. PubMed abstract

Le LC, Blum RW, et al. (2006). A pilot of audio computer-assisted self-interview for youth reproductive health research in Vietnam. J Adolesc Health, 38(6): 740-7. PubMed abstract

Lungo JH and Igira F. (2008). Development of Health Information System in Zanzibar: Practical Implications. J Health Inform Dev Countries, 2(1) Free Full Text

Malik M, Larik NM, Khan SA. (2008). Use of information technology by practising clinicians in Pakistan: a questionnaire surveys. J Health Inform Dev Countries, 2(1) Free Full Text

Malik M and Paton C. (2008). Why is there is a lack of open source initiatives for electronic health record systems in Pakistan? J Health Inform Dev Countries, 2(1) Free Full Text

Mallapaty G, Kim S, et al. (2003). Using interactive software to teach image-based clinical laboratory tests in developing countries: a pilot trial in Nepal. Clin Chem Lab Med, 41(5): 711-3. PubMed abstract

Mamlin BW and Biondich PG. (2005). AMPATH Medical Record System (AMRS): collaborating toward an EMR for developing countries. AMIA Annu Symp Proc: 490-4. PubMed abstract Free Full Text

Mamlin BW, Biondich PG, et al. (2006). Cooking up an open source EMR for developing countries: OpenMRS - a recipe for successful collaboration. AMIA Annu Symp Proc: 529-33. PubMed abstract Free Full Text

McMahon R, Barton E, Plot M. (2002). On being in charge: A guide to management in primary health care. 2nd Edition. Geneva: WHO. Free Full Text WARNING: LARGE FILE

Nanchahal K, Mangtani P, et al. (2001). Development and validation of a computerized South Asian Names and Group Recognition Algorithm (SANGRA) for use in British health-related studies. J Public Health Med, 23(4): 278-85. PubMed abstract Free Full Text

Nhampossa J and Sahay S. (2005). Social construction of software customization: The case of health information systems from Mozambique and India. Working Papers in Information Systems. Oslo, Norway: University of Oslo Information Systems group. Free Full Text

Oak M. (2007). A review on barriers to implementing health informatics in developing countries. J Health Inform Dev Countries, 1(1) Free Full Text

Pambudi IT, Hayasaka T, et al. (2004). Patient Record Information System (PaRIS) for primary health care centers in Indonesia. Technol Health Care, 12(4): 347-57. PubMed abstract

Pappas G, Andriote JM, et al. (2005). Directions for national data policy for antiretroviral therapy in resource-poor settings: a focus on durable viral suppression. AIDS Public Policy J, 20(3-4): 66-73. PubMed abstract

Phillips JF, Macleod BB, et al. (2000). The Household Registration System: computer software for the rapid dissemination of demographic surveillance systems. Demogr Res, 2: [40] PubMed abstract

Pinol A, Bergel E, et al. (1998). Managing data for a randomised controlled clinical trial: experience from the WHO Antenatal Care Trial. WHO Antenatal Care Trial Research Group. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol, 12 Suppl 2: 142-55. PubMed abstract

Piotti B, Chilundo B, Sahay S. (2005). An Institutional Perspective on Health Sector Reform and the process of reframing health information systems: Case Studies from Mozambique. Working Papers in Information Systems. Oslo, Norway: University of Oslo Information Systems group. Free Full Text

Sangani P, Rutherford G, et al. (2004). Population-based interventions for reducing sexually transmitted infections, including HIV infection. Cochrane Database Syst Rev(2): CD001220. PubMed abstract

Sangket U, Phongdara A, et al. (2008). Automatic synchronization and distribution of biological databases and software over low-bandwidth networks among developing countries. Bioinformatics, 24(2): 299-301. PubMed abstract Free Full Text

Shen J, Chu D, et al. (1999). Developing a census data system in China. Int Stat Rev, 67(2): 173-86. PubMed abstract

Stellman JM, Stellman SD, et al. (2003). A geographic information system for characterizing exposure to Agent Orange and other herbicides in Vietnam. Environ Health Perspect, 111(3): 321-8. PubMed abstract Free Full Text

Stern A. (1998). International population movements and public health in the Mekong region: an overview of some issues concerning mapping. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health, 29(2): 201-12. PubMed abstract

Stern DT, Wojtczak A, et al. (2003). The assessment of Global Minimum Essential Requirements in medical education. Med Teach, 25(6): 589-95. PubMed abstract

Swinfen P, Swinfen R, et al. (2003). A review of the first year's experience with an automatic message-routing system for low-cost telemedicine. J Telemed Telecare, 9 Suppl 2: S63-5. PubMed abstract

Thumboo J, Wee HL, et al. (2006). Development of a Smiling Touchscreen multimedia program for HRQoL assessment in subjects with varying levels of literacy. Value Health, 9(5): 312-9. PubMed abstract

Tierney WM, Rotich JK, et al. (2007). The AMPATH medical record system: creating, implementing, and sustaining an electronic medical record system to support HIV/AIDS care in western Kenya. Medinfo, 12(Pt 1): 372-6. PubMed abstract

Tolentino, H, Marcelo A, et al. (2005). Linking primary care information systems and public health vertical programs in the Philippines: an open-source experience. AMIA Annu Symp Proc: 311-5. PubMed abstract Free Full Text

Tomasi E, Facchini LA, et al. (2004). Health information technology in primary health care in developing countries: a literature review. Bull World Health Organ, 82(11): 867-74. PubMed abstract Free Full Text

Tzanis J. (1998). High-tech solutions in low-tech settings. AVSC News, 36(1): 4-5. PubMed abstract

Usin MF, Ramesh P, et al. (2004). Implementation of an event reporting system in a transfusion medicine unit: a local experience. Malays J Pathol, 26(1): 43-8. PubMed abstract

Vranken R, Coulombier D, et al. (2002). Use of a computerized tuberculosis register for automated generation of case finding, sputum conversion, and treatment outcome reports. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis, 6(2): 111-20. PubMed abstract

Walsham G and Sahay S. (2005). Research on IS in developing countries: current landscape and future prospects. Working Papers in Information Systems. Oslo, Norway: University of Oslo Information Systems group. Free Full Text

Wandwalo ER and Morkve O. (2000). Delay in tuberculosis case-finding and treatment in Mwanza, Tanzania. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis, 4(2): 133-8.  PubMed abstract

Wootton R. (2003). Design and implementation of an automatic message-routing system for low-cost telemedicine. J Telemed Telecare, 9 Suppl 1: S44-7. PubMed abstract

Wootton,R, Youngberry K, et al. (2004). Prospective case review of a global e-health system for doctors in developing countries. J Telemed Telecare, 10 Suppl 1: 94-6. PubMed abstract

Yang GL and Lim CC. (2006). Singapore National Medical Image Resource Centre (SN.MIRC): a world wide web resource for radiology education. Ann Acad Med Singapore, 35(8): 558-63. PubMed abstract Free Full Text