ABSTRACT
The Aga Khan Development Network is an international network that comprises several institutions, working for the development of poor nations in Asia and Africa, in social development, disaster relief, economic development and preservation of cultures. The Aga Khan University (AKU) and the Aga Khan Health Services have worked in collaboration to develop asynchronous learning for medical and nursing students, and to develop continuing medical education for health care providers. Elluminate Live has been introduced as a live e-learning tool in all campuses of the AKU. It was chosen because it can be used from areas with low-bandwidth Internet connections. Remote access for health staff was conceived as a structured educational programme for health care providers, which focused on problem-based learning via a web-based distance learning system. Since its inception, the AKU has made patient information available to all care providers, while being careful to maintain the confidentiality of patient records.
