Access to information holds the key to the
empowerment of everybody despite where they are living. This
research has been carried out in respect of the people living in
developing countries, considering their plight and complex
geographical, demographic, social-economic conditions surrounding
the areas they live, which hinder access to information and of
professionals providing services such as medical workers, which has
led to high death rates and development stagnation. Research on
Unified Communications and Integrated Collaborations (UCIC)
system in the health sector of developing countries aims at creating a
possible solution of bridging the digital canyon among the
communities. The system is meant to deliver services in a seamless
manner to assist health workers situated anywhere to be accessed
easily and access information which will enhance service delivery.
The proposed UCIC provides the most immersive telepresence
experience for one-to-one or many-to-many meetings. Extending to
locations anywhere in the world, the transformative platform delivers
Ultra-low operating costs through the use of general purpose
networks and using special lenses and track systems. The essence of
this study is to create a security model for the deployment of the
UCIC system in the health sector of developing countries. The model
approach used for building the UCIC system security carefully
considers the specific requirements for the health sector environment
organization such as data centre, national, regional and district
hospitals, and health centers IV, III, II and I and then builds the
single best possible secure network to meet their needs. The security
model demonstrates on how the components of the UCIC system will
be protected physically and logically in the health sector
environment. The UCIC system once adopted and implemented
correctly will bring enhancement to the speed and quality of services
offered by health workers. The capacities of UCIC will help health
workers shorten decision cycles, accelerate service delivery and save
lives by speeding access to information and by making it possible for
all health workers and patients to collaborate ubiquitously.
Kyamogo University, Uganda