The Ministry of Health (MoH) and a Safaricom PLC-led consortium will distribute 70,000 mobile tablets to healthcare workers under the Social Health Authority (SHA).
According to the ministry, the move will ensure that every healthcare worker under the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) has the tools they need to serve Kenyans effectively.
Further, the ministry will also issue 5,000 laptops for the public healthcare workforce.
“To support the implementation of the UHC blueprint, the Ministry of Health has awarded a contract for the implementation of an Integrated Healthcare Information Technology System (“IHTS System”) to a consortium led by Safaricom PLC.
“The consortium includes global patient care digitization firm Apeiro Limited (Apeiro Digital), and Enterprise technology firm Konvergenz Network Solutions Limited (KNS),” the Ministry has noted in a statement.
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Other Items being Issued by the Govt under SHA
Additionally, the Safaricom-led consortium will ensure that healthcare workers get reliable internet connectivity and power backup systems countrywide.
At the same time, the partnership will ensure a locally hosted health cloud is established. According to the Ministry, this will ensure patient data is stored and managed.
“Local hosted health cloud to securely store and manage patient data in line with all applicable Kenyan data protection laws and,
“AI and Machine Learning tools to support proactive health management and clinical decisions,” the ministry noted.
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Other Areas Covered by the System
The Integrated Healthcare Information Technology System IHTS System will also cover other components including the National Health Information Exchange (HIE).
HIE will unify patient records across all levels of care.
“For too long, our healthcare system has been fragmented, with patient histories scattered across different facilities. This has led to delays in diagnosis, inappropriate treatments, and even the denial of life-saving care.”
In addition, it will cover the Hospital Management Information System (HMIS) for all Public Health Facilities.
This will be deployed with the County Governments and will digitize the operations of all public health facilities allowing doctors and healthcare professionals to access patient records instantly.
Also, the consortium will handle the Health products supply chain management system.
The ministry explained that digitizing the health products supply chain will facilitate the visibility of the movement of pharmaceuticals and non-pharmaceutical products across the healthcare system.
This will ensure hospitals are stocked with the medicines and supplies they need, drastically reduce stockouts, and prevent unnecessary deaths caused by a lack of essential medicines.
Lastly, it will cover the Health Insurance Platform (HIP).
“The HIP will allow for authentication of claims in real-time, fraud prevention, and automation of all activities of the Social Health Authority.”
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