Kentaro Toyama, PhD
Primary Appointment
Professor
School of Information
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Using information, communication, and technology for social change
Kentaro Toyama’s global work focuses on improving health knowledge and behavior through technology among low-income groups. His interests in global health equity align with the Center themes of empowering women and communities, strengthening systems of health, and providing technical solutions. His work also focuses on human computer interaction. Toyama founded the Technology for Emerging Markets research group, which conducts interdisciplinary research to help understand how the world’s poorer communities interact with electronic technology and invent new technologies to support their socio-economic development.
Contact Information
toyama@umich.eduCountry Focus
Bangladesh
Ghana
India
Pakistan
South Africa
United States
Thematic Priorities
Empowering women
Strengthening health systems
Technical solutions
Health Equity Focus
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Education and training
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Healthcare communications
eHealth/telehealth
Social justice and equity
Access to care
Activism and advocacy
Eliminating poverty
Economic development
Financing
Population Focus
Children/infants
Underserved/vulnerable
Women
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