Omo, make you hear wetin dey happen for Naija health sector!
As e be, Nigeria dey shake table for digital health transition. Dem don start to form proper structures wey go help us move from wey we just dey talk to actual action. The Nigeria Digital in Health Initiative dey push the National Digital Health Architecture, and dem also get the Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiative wey show say federal government no dey sleep for this matter.
Some states don already begin to pilot electronic health records, and na so dem dey feel the groove of proper health data ecosystem. No be only talk again, dem dey look how to connect hospitals and clinics make dem fit collaborate well, and make sure say data dey secure. Na wetin we call interoperability, no be so? Dem dey try make sure say our health workers no go feel say the digital tools na wahala, but rather, make e dey ease their work.
But abeg, all these frameworks wey dem don create no go fit work without serious execution. Na when policy meet daily practice dem go know if e dey work or not. The people go need connect with the data securely, so dem fit make real decisions based on wetin dem gather.
Na trust be the koko for this transition o! If Nigerians no trust how dem go handle their health information, why dem go gree embrace digital records? Dem go wan make sure say their health data dey protected like how dem dey secure their financial info. Na im make the Nigeria Data Protection Act of 2023 come show way. E don put laws wey go secure sensitive data, especially health info.
States dey have opportunity to flex dem muscles too. No need make dem wait for everything wey federal government wan set to put in place before dem go start to act. Dem fit implement own pilot projects, connect patient records, and make sure say data from community health programmes no dey vanish after each event.
Peh! Imagine say hospital, lab, and primary health centre dey connect. If you check your blood pressure for rural health centre, anytime you land for city hospital, the doctor go see your history. This kind connection go boost continuity of care and go help patients receive better treatment.
For this implementation matter, some priorities dey important. First, make sure say adoption dey supported, e no go just happen by magic. Make dem pair new requirements with funding for digitisation and training. Next, make sure say patients dey central to all this digital system; dem go need access their own records, control data sharing without wahala, and feel secure.
Lastly, make dem dey track outcomes wey matter pass everything. No be just to deploy technology, but to review how e dey impact people. Whether e be quicker treatment, reduced repeated tests, or better data for planning, dem go need constant feedback.
At the end of the day, this na strategy wey go turn Nigeria’s health sector from pilot schemes to proper national capacity. As more states dey show improvement, others go follow suit, and dis go boost public trust. Wetin we dey see na just the beginning; e go require constant consistency to turn all these good plans into reality.
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