NMA Seeks to Incorporate ICT in Health Care Delivery - THISDAYLIVE via thisdaylive
The Nigerian Medical Association has identified the need to enhance healthcare delivery system in the country through the adoption of Information and Communication Technology and ensure its full deployment in the sector.
In his keynote address, he revealed that the gamut of the emerging 21st century medical technology is a recent development, hence should be adopted to ensure proper health records of patients, reporting all health diagnosis to the government data base and strict confidentiality of disease management.
Speaking at the event, the President, NACC, Mr. Oluwatoyin Akomolafe, said the topic was significant in many ways; ”it’s becoming increasingly clear that the traditional ways of solving health problems is becoming outdated so there is need for quality investment in information technology in the health care sector to improve healthcare delivery in the country.”
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