Title Page -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Contents -- European Community Co-operation with Countries in Transition and Developing Countries in Telecommunications and Information Society -- The Information Society: Why Europe and Developing Countries Should Boost Partnership in Health, Knowledge Transfer and Telematics? -- First Part: Latin America -- Blueprint of the Health Situation and Epidemiological Trends in Latin America -- Health Informatics and Telematics in Latin-America: Scenari's and Actors -- Introduction to Latin American Case-Studies -- BIREME, The Latin American Health Information Center in Sao Paulo, Brazil -- Computerised Systems in the Belgrano Hospital and the Promotion of Self-Governing Groups -- BITNIS: Affordably Linking Chile, Brazil and Argentina to World-Class Medical Knowledge -- CLAP, Latin American Perinatology Center in Montevideo - Scope and Impact -- Health Telematics in Peru -- Now Is the Time for Latin America. Capacity Building in Panama -- Second Part: Africa -- Blueprint of the Health Situation and Epidemiological Trends in Africa -- The Health Situation in Uganda and in Africa in General -- Telematics Support to Health Care in Africa. scenari's and Actors -- Introduction to African Case-Studies -- Telematics for Research and Public Health in French-speaking Africa The RIO Network -- Making the Most of a HospitalInformation System: A Nigerian Case -- The HELINA 93 Conference and Saga -- South Africa, Africa and Health Information Systems - The Need for a Reciprocal Collaboration -- Third Part: Looking Beyond, a Cross Fertilisation of Ideas and Experiences -- Primary Care Information Systems. A Personal View on Aga Khan Foundation Endeavours -- Africa Signifies to Join the HealthTelematics Chorus -- Computer Assisted Learning for Epidemiology -- Technology Supported Training - The ECOMAN Project