[Health] McMaster Global Health and OLPC

[Nicholas Doiron]

I would recommend this project which has been discussing the XO for HIV/AIDS
health education and journaling programs (the journal gives young patients
an opportunity to express themselves and keep track of their treatment).
http://smallsolutionsbigideas.org/

Waveplace is working on health information in eToys, though I haven't seen
it online.

Heart rate monitor for XO :
http://blog.laptop.org/2009/04/08/low-cost-heart-rate-monitor/

--
Nick


On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 6:34 PM, Michael Mak <makamizz at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks so much for that Nicholas!
>
> I'm particularly interested in the clinic examples that you used – are
> there any other clinical uses for the XO other than Frontline?  I have used
> Frontline before and it is quite amazing.  Is there an Electronic Medical
> Records system that can be used for the XO?
>
> Are there any HIV/AIDS health education/literacy projects out there for
> OLPC as well that I could look upon?
>
> In addition, are there any add-on diagnostic tools (such as an EKG?) for
> USB to the XO?
>
> Michael Mak
> BHSc III, Global Health Specialization
> Keewaytinook Okimakanak / K-NET Services
> OLPC Intern
>
>
> From: Nicholas Doiron <ndoiron at mapmeld.com>
> Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2011 13:20:18 -0500
> To: Michael Mak <makamizz at gmail.com>, <health at lists.laptop.org>
> Subject: Re: [Health] McMaster Global Health and OLPC
>
> Hi Michael!  Here's my input on these questions:
>
>    - Why the XO should be purchased (for ex. Education, health, etc)
>
> The XO laptops were designed for classrooms in demanding parts of the
> world.  They are tough, power-efficient, and readable in direct sunlight.
>  The solid-state drive and lack of vents help it survive drops, dusty
> conditions, and humidity which would cut short the lifespans of most other
> computers.
>
> Software applications for the XO laptop are free and open source.  If a
> school or clinic later receives technology such as Intel Classmate or
> recycled Windows and Linux computers, the same applications can be run on
> those computers using Sugar on a Stick.
>
>
>    - How the XO can be used in a clinical/health care setting (very
>    important!) in a remote/rural environment
>
> An XO can run Frontline SMS, so it can probably run FrontlineSMS Medic,
> too.
> http://www.olpcnews.com/use_cases/community/frontline_sms_on_olpc_xo.html
>  and http://medic.frontlinesms.com/
>
> Clinics with proper training and well-designed software can save time and
> become make more accurate reports to public health offices with computers
> replacing paperwork.  Are there programs for the XO which would let workers
> collect information quickly and easily?  What information do the public
> health offices expect of clinics?
>
> An XO 1.5 can do video chat.  Does the location have a suitable internet
> connection?
>
> Once enough clinics have XOs, you could use their health information
> network to measure more significant health trends / biosurveillance, which
> has proven useful in India and Sri Lanka.  In your report, compare prices of
> full-keyboard mobile phones and data plans to an internet-connected XO.  An
> SMS can store only basic
>
>    - Support for the XO laptop and training (training for the students
>    which I can help with) and technical support
>
> Support and training are common problems.  Most primary schools in the US
> and Canada would balk at the cost of Linux support -- now you are asking for
> support of a niche version of Linux in remote locations.  ilovemyxo sells
> parts, repair centers exist in some parts of the world, and questions to
> help at laptop.org are answered by volunteers.
>
> Regards,
> Nick Doiron
>
> On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 8:27 AM, Michael Mak <makamizz at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello everyone,
>>
>> My name is Michael Mak and I am a third year BHSc student, Global Health
>> Specialization at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada.
>>
>> There is a growing interest from McMaster BHSc, Global Health
>> Specialization in purchasing XO laptops to use and distribute for different
>> NGOs that student join from the specialization.  With more attention driven
>> to OLPC after my trip to Canada's North and another student's Masters thesis
>> on OLPC in Ghana, my facilitator would like me to write a proposal to my
>> assistant dean to spend the necessary $25 000 to purchase 100 laptops for
>> next year's cohort.  Because that is quite a sum, I would love any help I
>> can get in providing a convincing argument on the importance of getting the
>> XOs in global health and development.  The health component and how the XO
>> can be used for health practices (such as education, or even for diagnostic
>> and/or electronic medical records) is an extremely vital one, especially
>> since we are a health science discipline.
>>
>> Here are some points that I will need help and more information on:
>>
>>
>>    - Why the XO should be purchased (for ex. Education, health, etc)
>>    - How the XO can be used in a clinical/health care setting (very
>>    important!) in a remote/rural environment
>>    - Support for the XO laptop and training (training for the students
>>    which I can help with) and technical support
>>    - Hopefully a long-term partnership with OLPC
>>
>>
>> Thanks so much everyone, I look forward to hearing your responses on the
>> matter.
>>
>> Michael Mak
>> BHSc III, Global Health Specialization
>> Keewaytinook Okimakanak / K-NET Services
>> OLPC Intern
>>
>>
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