Monday, July 27, 2015

High cost and bottom line are real hindrances

Using computers to assist healthcare is already being used in Liberia. ilabliberia are a group of techies who volunteer their skills I here linking patients with care groups for ebola.
You can check them out on Twitter.
Cell phones are in high demand in Liberia and there is a market to develop new cell towers and other support. Most people use cell phones for their personal business, but there are health and education applications as well.
Tablet computers are used in our schools but they could be used to expand education and healthcare in Liberia.
Giving Liberians skills that they need in the 21st-century will drastically change their economy to where they can afford the computer age. I am sure that their young people value texting, pictures, music, entertainment, and commerce. But there is much more available on the Internet. Education training, medical care, information concerning all points of study.
The biggest hindrance that I see is the cost of the provider. Are we willing  to absorb costs for the common person works for just a couple of dollars a day?
The people who are most experiencing the better life in Liberia are people from the far east, other African people who have moved into Liberia to do the business. For a long time Lebanese traders have run the business world. Today they also come from China and Malaysia. There are many who are coming from India. The native Liberians is being left behind.
To change this there has to be a commitment to provide training at the cost the people can afford. Are giving has to stand with the people of Liberia. Keep walking

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