Nigeria is currently facing a healthcare crisis that has resulted in many unnecessary deaths due to several challenges such as; overworked medical personnel, insufficient budgetary allocation amongst many others. In the wake of this, policymakers must be able to easily access relevant information to make decisions based on the limited resources available. Often, the reports[...]
The importance of data collection, evaluation, and management has grown substantially throughout time. The concept of data is always changing and evolving. The database is an essential element of any software and management solution, as it aids in the scientific and systematic storage, organization, and management of data. To better understand the importance of a[...]
Health data analytics involves practice–based research strategies by which experts and specialists retrieve, explore and explicate accessible qualitative and quantitative data from available records. Such records can include the electronic health records, which is very fundamental because of the accessibility of comprehensive and colossal volume of electronic health records (Simi & Sankara, 2017). Although seemingly[...]
Equity in health addresses the differences in health status that are unnecessary, avoidable, and unfair. This also means understanding and influencing, not only the way society allocates health resources, but the power relations involved. (Loewenson and International development research center, 2011). Health inequity can be observed in most African countries in areas like: declining life[...]
What is telemedicine? Telemedicine refers to the practice of caring for patients remotely. It is the use of information and telecommunication technologies to provide care when a doctor and patient are not in the same room at the same time. Telemedicine & Nigeria With a population of over 200 million, the doctor-to-patient ratio in Nigeria[...]
eHealth4everyone’s DHIS2 Beginner to Advanced level training was a three-day training which held on 19th June, 26th June and 3rd July 2021 in Abuja, Nigeria. The DHIS2 training was organized to build the capacity and skills of persons interested in Data Management, Public Health, and Health Information Systems in Nigeria to use the advanced functions[...]
SmartaCare is a new advanced and unique EMR that is not only innovative, but also helps health facilities and clinicians to be proactive and smart in their day-to-day operations. SmartaCare will assist healthcare providers in evaluating their strategy in order to identify essential changes and achieve their objectives. The SmartaCare EMR has been installed in[...]
Networking and engagement has established long term relationships for people in most walks of life to communicate. It plays a key part of how work gets done from corporations to the government and Africa’s Public health network (APHeN) is here for all of it. APHeN creates the avenue for individuals in all health inclined backgrounds,[...]
SMART, EASY, EFFICIENT Healthcare facilities such as hospitals and specialist health facilities are still in the traditional way of safeguarding and storing information. Information is key and as such should be easily accessible and protected. We all need an effective and more efficient way to access patient’s information. SmartaCare is a web application offering health[...]
Healthcare excellence award presented to eHealth4everyone The National Health Information Management System (NHIMS) conference held on the 9th and 10th of June 2021 at Chida International Hotels, Abuja with the theme of the conference being ‘Nigeria Health Information System Policy: Strategies for Improving Facility Based Data Management, Dissemination and Use’. At the conference, the speakers called[...]