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User-Centered Design Case Studies (850) Telehealth and Telemonitoring (3078) Usability Evaluation Case Studies (355) Clinical Communication, Electronic Consultation and Telehealth (940) Formative Evaluation of Digital Health Interventions (5152)

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User-Centered Virtual Clinic Services for Remote, Rural, and Underserved Sub-Saharan Africa: Development and Usability Study

User-Centered Virtual Clinic Services for Remote, Rural, and Underserved Sub-Saharan Africa: Development and Usability Study

Authors of this article:

Abby Blocker1 Author Orcid Image ;   Ahmed Biyabani2 Author Orcid Image ;   Joyce Mwangama3 Author Orcid Image ;   Mohammed Ishaaq Datay4 Author Orcid Image ;   Bessie Malila1, 5 Author Orcid Image
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Abby Blocker   1 , BSc ;   Ahmed Biyabani   2 , SB, MS, PhD ;   Joyce Mwangama   3 , BSc, MSc, PhD ;   Mohammed Ishaaq Datay   4 , MMed, MBChB, DPhil, FCP (SA) ;   Bessie Malila   1, 5 , BSc, MSc, PhD

1 Division of Biomedical Engineering, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

2 Carnegie Mellon University Africa, Kigali, Rwanda

3 Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

4 Primary Health Care Directorate, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

5 Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Science, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa

Corresponding Author:

  • Abby Blocker, BSc
  • Division of Biomedical Engineering
  • University of Cape Town
  • 7th Floor, Anatomy Building, 1 Anzio Road, Observatory
  • Cape Town 7925
  • South Africa
  • Phone: 27 021 650 3093
  • Email: blcabb001@myuct.ac.za