<<August 7, 2007>>
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Frederick Bukachi, PhD <frederick.bukachi@medicin.umu.se>
Prof. Nilesh Patel <npatel@avenuehealthcare.com>
Asif Daya, P.T., MSc. <asif@eduscript.com>
Dear Fred:
(1) Many thanks for the copy of your msg (ATTACHMENT I) to Asif — sorry for my
belated reply.
Dear Prof. Patel:
Many thanks for your kind introduction.
Dear Asif:
Many thanks
for your msg (ATTACHMENT I), which I just received when I was about to distribute
this list.
(2) I greatly appreciate to hear of your strong interest in and willingness to
work with our GUS project.
(3) About Global University System (GUS) project:
Pls visit the following paper;
Takeshi Utsumi, P. Tapio Varis, and W. R. Klemm
"Creating Global University System"
http://tinyurl.com/sfgm7
This is the opening chapter of Part II of the following book;
Global Peace Through The Global University System
Tapio Varis -
Takeshi Utsumi - William Klemm (Eds.)
University of Tampere, Finland 2003
ISBN 951-44-5695-5
The entire contents of this book can be retrieved at;
http://tinyurl.com/kofpf
In the bottom line of this page, you can find the
following;
ÒInterview with Takeshi UtsumiÓ by Parker Rossman
http://tinyurl.com/fnxxt
Tapio Varis is the world renowned peace educator and former Rector of the UN
University of Peace in Costa Rica. You can find greetings from many world
dignitaries in the Part I of this book.
(4) Pls visit our following paper;
(a) Al-Azab, M. and T. Utsumi, (2007), "Creation
of Global University System in Egypt (GUS/Egypt)," Paper for "ICT-Learn
2007" conference in Cairo, Egypt, September 2 to 4, 2007
http://preview.tinyurl.com/ypkaqo
BTW, my wife and I are invited to Cairo for my delivering a speech at the
following conference and to make fact-finding and assessment as visiting about
a half dozen higher educational and healthcare institutions;
(i) (06/26/07) ICT-Learn2007 Conference in Cairo, Egypt
and our final paper
http://preview.tinyurl.com/2vly6d
(ii) (06/07/07) (1) Attendance to conference in Cairo, Egypt to create
GUS/Egypt, (2) Development of GUS/Siberia, and (3) Planning workshop of Peace
Gaming
http://preview.tinyurl.com/2ttk6k
(iii) 04/02/07) "ICT-Learn 2007" conference in Cairo, Egypt on
9/2-4/07 and Project of creating GUS/EgyptÓ
http://preview.tinyurl.com/3b48t3
(b) Al-Azab, M. and T. Utsumi, (7/31/2007), "Synopsis of GUS_Egypt"
http://preview.tinyurl.com/37o2gz
(5) About How to create GUS;
Pls visit the following write-up;
Concept Paper on the Creation of Global University
System (GUS) in Ghana and later in Countries of ECOWAS
http://tinyurl.com/3a2erg
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
<http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/int-ecws.html>
This was prepared for the meeting of the Director-General of Kofi Annan Center
in Ghana with the high official of the ECOWAS — with my hope that each of
the ECOWAS would create their GUS.
(6) About E-Healthcare/Telemedicine projects;
(a) Prevention of Maternal and Infant Mortality and
Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV/AIDS Transmission project with Novosibirsk State
Medical University for GUS/Siberia;
ÒImprovement of Community, Maternal and Child
Healthcare in Altai Region, Siberia, RussiaÓ
http://tinyurl.com/2tt488
This was in the following previous list distribution;
(02/02/07) Workshop of Project Globe CPD and Globe EduHealth Institute and
Healthcare Project in Altai Region, Siberia, Russia
http://tinyurl.com/3ycr5o
(b) Oji, D. E., T. Utsumi and C. Uwaje,
"International Centers of Excellence for e-Health in Africa with Global
University System in Nigeria," Paper published in the eHealth International Journal,
International eHealth Association (IeHA), University of Michigan Health System,
September 25, 2005
http://preview.tinyurl.com/y8d4zs
(c) HIV/AIDS Education Program with Columbia University,
http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/draft/lizday/sig/preview.html
(7) Pls read through (4)-(a) — particularly on the Action
Plan in Section
IX.
Your next step
would be to construct a concept paper for a fund raising for Asif and I to make
our fact-finding and assessment trip to Kenya.
Pls find examples in the following web sites;
(a) GUS/Siberia
http://tinyurl.com/te6sb
(b) GUS/Sierra Leone
http://tinyurl.com/2ku9b8
(c) GUS/Egypt
http://tinyurl.com/3xenph
(d) GUS/Palestine/Gaza Strip and West Bank
http://tinyurl.com/25kl5n
Pls send me your first draft of the concept paper (about 4 to 5 pages) so that
we can work together.
(8) This is a very exciting direction — particularly with your strong
background on medical informatics.
BTW, you may contact the following person;
Esther Amma Arthur-Ogara, MD
Head, Continuing Professional Development Program and E-health Division
Former Head, Division of Health Management Information Systems
Ministry of Health
Afya House
Cathedral Road
Nairobi
P. 0. Box 30016 Nairobi
Tel:271 7077 Ext45039
Fax; +254‑20‑271 0011
adjoah2003@yahoo.com
I met her at the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS)
in Tunis, Tunisia in November of 2005. She then visited Japan to take
some training on medical information management system for 2 to 3 months.
Her msg of Feb. 4th, 2007;
Dear Prof. Tekeshi,
Thank you for the mail and Happy new Year. I am pleased to imform you that, the
Ministry of Health Kenya Has given me New responsibilities and I am now the
Head ,of Continiung Professional Development Program and Ehealth Division. This
is totally a new division.
I will assume duty towards the end od February. I need to develop national
e-HEALTH policy and strategic plan. I also need to conduct e-readiness
assessment. However, this division does not have even resource allocation.
I know that you are one of the CPD & e-HEALTH GURUS in the world. Is there
any assistance you can offer me to start this Division? If there can be
resources, I can even invite you to Kenya to hold discussion and help me start
this process.
Please reply asap.
Dr Esther Amma Arthur-Ogara
Head, CPDP & e-health Division.
You may jointly raise fund with her.
You may also ask if she would like to construct a national policy on
e-health/telemedicine with the guidance of WHO.
WHO/Essential Health Technologies
Basic Operational Frameworks (BOF)
For Essential Health Technologies
Questionnaires for (BOF) Country Review Version
http://preview.tinyurl.com/yvjhgs
— see also the attached file <Questionnaires.doc>.
This was given by a WHO officer at;
"eHealth for the Americas...Status and Prospects"
Meeting-Consultation,
organized by WHO, November 15 and 16, 2004,
Hotel Sheraton, Mexico City, Mexico
http://preview.tinyurl.com/2xzrwn
(9) You may also be interested in the formation of a consortium
on the continuing medical education (CME) movement — see;
(02/02/07) Workshop of Project Globe CPD and Globe
EduHealth Institute and Healthcare Project in Altai Region, Siberia, Russia
http://preview.tinyurl.com/3ycr5o
(10) Kenya already has an extensive optical fiber network;
Your peopleÕs next task may then be
to deploy the so-called WiFi cloud in each of those towns;
For this, pls take a reference to
Figure 9 of;
Dr. Eng. Mohammad A. Mikki, et al, "Installation
of WiMAX: Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access Broadband Network For
GUS/Palestine/Gaza Strip and West Bank, Financial Proposal: Case Study"
http://preview.tinyurl.com/23gfoa
This is in the following previous list ditribution;
(08/04/07) (1) Installation of
WiMAX for GUS/Palestine/Gaza Strip and West Bank; Financial Proposal, Case
Study (2) Reminders about the use of WiFi, WiMAX and optical fiber line
http://preview.tinyurl.com/2cggss
Once you have such a system, your cadre (which was
mentioned in the Item (6)-(b)) can take a laptop to remote/rural village to
provide HIV/AIDS education program of the Item (6)-(c) with online real-time
retrieval of multimedia web site from Columbia University or anywhere else.
(11) Pls visit the following list distribution;
(08/05/07) NYTimes.com: "Africa,
Offline: Waiting for the Web"
http://preview.tinyurl.com/2dfz8e
As said in Item (5) of this distribution, Japan International Corporation
Agency (JICA) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia is willing to financially support
GUS/Ethiopia if it would be under the Multimedia Broadband Internet (MBI) project
of the Ethiopian Ministry of Education.
Since this MBI is an extension of your optical fiber net mentioned in Item (10)
above, if you can form GUS/Kenya and obtain endorsement letters from the Kenyan
Ministries of Education and of Health, and of Telecom (I have a friend there as
mentioned in the above list), I think you can get some fund from the JICA.
(12) Lastly I took the liberty of admitting you into our list so that you will
be kept updated with our daily progress. Pls enjoy reading it.
I look forward to receiving your response soon.
Best, Tak
ATTACHMENT
I
From: Fred Bukachi <frederick.bukachi@medicin.umu.se>
Organization: UmU
Reply-To: <frederick.bukachi@medicin.umu.se>
Date: Tue, 31
Jul 2007 17:11:18 +0100
To: <asif.daya@trainerspod.com>,
<utsumi@columbia.edu>
Cc: <npatel@ounbi.ac.ke>,
<fredbukachi@yahoo.co.uk>
Subject: e-learning
and e-healthcare/ GUS Kenya
Dear Asif,
CC: Takeshi
I have just joined the Dept of Medical Physiology at the University of Nairobi.
Prof. Nilesh Patel gave me your contacts together with several documents
pertaining to the GUS. I can only describe GUS as an exciting opportunity for
Kenya. I am willing to help move things forward from this end.
By way of introduction: I am a cardiovascular physician with a strong interest
in medical informatics. For the last 15 years I have been involved in a number
of pioneering health ICT projects in the region (as a manager or advisor).
Recently I participated in the Africa E-learning conference in Nairobi http://www.elearning-africa.com/.
Following this conference, the ministries of health and education in Kenya are
fully sensitized to the potential of ICTs in service delivery. That is why GUS
is a great opportunity for us.
I look forward to hearing from you.
With best wishes,
Fred
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Frederick Bukachi, PhD
Department of Medical Physiology
University of Nairobi
College of Health Sciences
P O Box 30197-00100
Tel: +254 2044140
+254 727804933 (mobile)
ATTACHMENT
II
From: <asif.daya@trainerspod.com>
Organization: Asif:
Trainerspod.com
Reply-To: <asif.daya@trainerspod.com>
Date: Tue, 7
Aug 2007 13:30:16 -0400
To: <frederick.bukachi@medicin.umu.se>,
<utsumi@columbia.edu>
Cc: <npatel@uonbi.ac.ke>,
<fredbukachi@yahoo.co.uk>, <asif.daya@trainerspod.com>
Subject: RE:
e-learning and e-healthcare/ GUS Kenya
Fred:
Welcome to our group. Your background seems very interesting and I like your
enthusiasm for the topics and the project. I hope to continue these discussions
with you as we get the plans ready and the budget. If you need direction on any
of the items you can contact me first and if I can not help, then you can reach
Dr. Tak Utsumi. I know that Nilesh has been diligent in keeping all the e-mails
and files so you should have something to start by. Nilesh is still a good
resource person and if his time and interests permits we can engage him. I will
let you start by telling us the medical situation you are going to study for this
grant. I do have access to a Malaria project in Mbita that is supported by
ICIPE. If that helps let me know. Meanwhile you should also read the other
projects that were submitted so that we can use them as a template. Good Luck.
Asif
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Frederick Bukachi, PhD
Department of Medical Physiology
University of Nairobi
College of Health Sciences
P O Box 30197-00100
Tel: +254 2044140
+254 727804933 (mobile)
frederick.bukachi@medicin.umu.se
Prof. Nilesh Patel
Associate Professor
Department of Medical Physiology
Chiromo Campus
Off Riverside Drive
University of Nairobi
Nairobi, Kenya
npatel@avenuehealthcare.com
http://www.uonbi.ac.ke
Asif Daya, P.T., MSc.
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asif@eduscript.com
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