Nepal Medical Embraces Wikis

You don’t have to look too far these days to find examples of how new web applications are changing the lives for people. As reported by the Republica, a Nepali medial group Nyaya Health, is taking advantage using wikis to improve their health service.

For Internal Communications:
“By posting all of our data and protocols online in a rapidly editable format, the wiki gives all members of the Nyaya team quick and easy access to all organizational information and documents,” he says. The wiki has become a critical aspect of the administration and daily management of Nyaya Health.”

Collaboration with Partners:
““The use of the wiki ensures critical feedback of our work from the medical community,” he says, “and is also encouraging dialogue between us and the rest of the global health community on how to run a healthcare system in a resource-deprived areas like Achham.”

Internal Training:
“Other problems, such as equipping the organization´s staff with basic computer literacy skills–have also had to be overcome by some of the Nyaya staff; but because Wiki technology is so user-friendly and so easy to work with, once users learn the basics, says Schwarz, the users are mostly doing fine.”

Would be nice to see others in the health care industry embrace some of these new tools with the same enthusiasm. The wiki application that they’re using was provided by PBWiki, or now PBWorks, whom recently changed their name to reflect more than just the wiki application.

Source: odysen.blogspot.com