Mobile Application To Track Diet Of Diabetics: Using Telemedicine To Enhance Healthcare Delivery

ABSTRACT This project researches on how telemedicine can enhance healthcare delivery for diabetics in Ghana, and based on the findings, builds a technological tool to help diabetics track the level of sugar they consume. Using the Korle-Bu Diabetic Centre as a prototype, a session was conducted to observe activities at the centre, and an interview with the Director of the department was held to gain insight into the state of the hospital. 50 patients were also interviewed to find out how often and why the visit the centre. The interviews revealed that the main purpose of patients’ visit to th…