eHealth and Information Systems: Nigeria

Vital Stats

Evelyn C

Santa Cruz, CA

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People Doing It 10

The Problem

In Northern Nigeria, a deteriorating health system has resulted in one of the World's highest rates of maternal and infant deaths. This dire situation is amplified by the lack of an effective health information system, leaving hospitals and clinics to make decisions about patient care with only uninformed guesses about medical history and access to unreliable patient registers and reports.

Plan of Action

After working for 3 months last summer in Nigeria discovering how to implement an EMR system, we are now prepared to do larger and more advanced implementations. We plan to implement 3 more EMR systems, powering the systems using solar power. Also, we are using touch screen computers to increase usability for staff with low technology skills. The community health worker program will be included by using mobile phone applications.