Tucker, William D.Vuza, XolisaDept. of Computer ScienceFaculty of Science2013-08-072024-10-302007/04/202007/04/202013-08-072024-10-302005https://hdl.handle.net/10566/16946Magister Scientiae - MScMost rural areas of developing countries are faced with problems like shortage of doctors in hospitals, illiteracy and poor power supply. Because of these issues, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is often sees as a useful solution for these areas. Unfortunately, the social environment is often ignored. This leads to inappropriate systems being developed for these areas. The aims of this thesis were firstly, to learn how a communication system can be built for a rural telehealth environment in a developing country, secondly to learn how users can be supported to use such a system.enTelecommunication in medicineMedicineComputer network resourcesMedical technologyThesisUniversity of the Western Cape