@incollection{eprints1577, number = {92}, pages = {187--196}, series = {Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering}, title = {e-Health for Rural Areas in Developing Countries: Lessons from the Sebokeng Experience}, year = {2012}, publisher = {Springer}, author = {Massimiliano Masi and Rosario Pugliese and Francesco Tiezzi}, booktitle = {E-Infrastructure and e-Services for Developing Countries\},}, abstract = {We report the experience gained in an e-Health project in the Gauteng province, in South Africa. A Proof-of-Concept of the project has been already installed in 3 clinics in the Sebokeng township. The project is now going to be applied to 300 clinics in the whole province. This extension of the Proof-of-Concept can however give rise to security aws because of the inclusion of rural areas with unreliable Internet connection. We address this problem and propose a safe solution.}, url = {http://eprints.imtlucca.it/1577/}, keywords = {e-Health systems in developing countries, information se- curity, healthcare technology standards, e-Health experiences. - Proceedings of the 3rd International ICST Conference on e-Infrastructure and e-Services for Developing Countries (AFRICOMM)} }