Challenges and Opportunities in eHealth: The Afghan Scenario

Electronic Health (E-health), is defined as the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in health systems. A well-working health system is an essential necessity for people. E-health can change the World in all developed and developing countries. In this paper, we focused on healthcare problems, challenges, and opportunities in Afghanistan. Currently, Afghanistan has no E-health system as the whole health system is the paper based. We conducted this study in several hospitals to identify the most typical challenges for developing E-health system in Afghan context. While most challenges are quite similar to those of developing countries, we found some specific of Afghanistan. Also we discussed some opportunities for e-health in Afghanistan