Mpumalanga Mesh:Project Overview - Revision history

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	== Location ==		== Location ==

Ajay: /* What problem is being addressed */

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What problem is being addressed

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	== What problem is being addressed ==		== What problem is being addressed ? ==


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	A mesh network requires a number of nodes in areas not owned by the clinic but that are part of the community: schools and farmers. The main thrust of the research question is to implement the network in such a way that the firstly the clinic and secondly the community have taken ownership of the network. That they have created systems that ensure that the infrastructure is maintained and expanded by the users of the network.		A mesh network requires a number of nodes in areas not owned by the clinic but that are part of the community: schools and farmers. The main thrust of the research question is to implement the network in such a way that the firstly the clinic and secondly the community have taken ownership of the network. That they have created systems that ensure that the infrastructure is maintained and expanded by the users of the network.


	== Technology Explained ==		== Technology Explained ==

Ajay: /* ACTS clinic */

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ACTS clinic

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	A number of staff have been trained to provide pre-test and post-test counselling. This leaves the doctors free to focus on the medical aspects of treatment. The clinic operates in many ways like a private doctors practice. They charge consultation fees and patients on medical aid are charged accordingly. They however usually waive all fees as soon as it is established that a patient is suffering from AIDS. The clinic is relatively sophisticated in their use of computers: they run practice management software, are connected to the Internet via VSAT for their research with WITS. They also have some custom MS Access based applications written internally to track patient statistics.		A number of staff have been trained to provide pre-test and post-test counselling. This leaves the doctors free to focus on the medical aspects of treatment. The clinic operates in many ways like a private doctors practice. They charge consultation fees and patients on medical aid are charged accordingly. They however usually waive all fees as soon as it is established that a patient is suffering from AIDS. The clinic is relatively sophisticated in their use of computers: they run practice management software, are connected to the Internet via VSAT for their research with WITS. They also have some custom MS Access based applications written internally to track patient statistics.

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	== Proposed Solution ==		== Proposed Solution ==

Ajay: /* Location */

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Location

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	The Masoyi area runs along the right hand side of the valley. We identified approximately 10 schools, with two identified as being high schools with computer facilities. The project team has good links to a teacher in one of these schools who is in charge of the computer lab. In the area there is also a teachers training centre, government hospital and various government clinics in the area. The ACTS clinic runs a hospice close to one of the Government clinics.		The Masoyi area runs along the right hand side of the valley. We identified approximately 10 schools, with two identified as being high schools with computer facilities. The project team has good links to a teacher in one of these schools who is in charge of the computer lab. In the area there is also a teachers training centre, government hospital and various government clinics in the area. The ACTS clinic runs a hospice close to one of the Government clinics.

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	== Situation in the Community ==		== Situation in the Community ==