A Web-Based National Data Center Framework to Integrate Health Related Publications in Ethiopia
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2012-06
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Addis Ababa University
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Background—Managing and integration health information has been possible and improved through different technologies such as web-based systems and computer applications. The objective of this study is to search for a solution to integrate health related publications from various nationwide hospitals and health associations and institutes using a central web-based national data center for publications to mobilize the new fragmented, but inter-related health publications. Methods— There are many hospitals, health associations and institutes throughout Ethiopia; but the activities in these institutes within health care delivery and management are almost similar. Therefore, variables and definitions for activities are almost identical for the proposed Web-based National Data Center application. For this reason, only limited numbers of health institutes are taken from Addis Ababa for data gathering using purposive and stratified sampling methods. Data were collected and analyzed to obtain representative input requirements to design the new system. Based on the results of the analysis, common services, practices, information technology usage, locally available and international health websites and publications were identified; methods for data security are assessed, interpreted and devised.. Results — This is the first web-based national data center proposed to integrate health related publications from local and foreign sources in Ethiopian context. The health sector is vast and broad that encompasses different resources. In this thesis, based on the results of the requirements analysis, the web-based national data center for health related publications system is proposed as a solution for integration of health related publications. Only one of the segments of the health resources, publication, is addressed using web-based application. Even though there are many services which can be done in the same area yet, the researcher believes that this application may serve as a pilot to design and implement a full-fledged system. Therefore, this application is open, flexible and amendable for any change which is found to be essential.
Key Words: Data center, Databank, web-services, web-based application in Health, Web-based Health publication, Ethiopia and ICT, Health publication Database.
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Data center, Databank, web-services,, web-based application in Health, Web-based Health publication, Ethiopia and ICT, Health publication Database