Scaling Up Digital Health In Conflict Countries

Isaac Iyinoluwa Olufadewa; Miracle Ayomikun Adesina

doi:10.29086/JISfTeH.9.e2

Isaac Iyinoluwa Olufadewa College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9480-4813
Miracle Ayomikun Adesina College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8707-1773

DOI: https://doi.org/10.29086/JISfTeH.9.e2

Keywords: telemedicine, ehealth, digital health, conflict states

Author Biography

Isaac Iyinoluwa Olufadewa, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan

Executive director, Slum and Rural Health Initiative Research Academy, Ibadan, Nigeria.

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