Advances and Uses of ICT in Public Health of Peru

Abstract

Currently, the health sector is a fundamental part in every country, because it satisfies the basic needs of the people. The health sector in Peru has many deficiencies because it continues to apply old systems, where in few health centers have implemented technologies, being the case that technology based on ICT (Information and Communication Technology) is being used to improve processes in the health sector such as telemedicine, remote diagnosis, informative applications, databases, cloud computing, etc.; due to the relevance in their environment. In this research work, tables will be presented indicating the benefits of the implementation of ICT in the field of health in the Peruvian reality. The main purpose of this project is inform about the use of TIC's in Public Health of Peru, also show how TIC's helps in medic centers and can be used for many other things.