Current State of P lay :eHealth in Niger ia –Different Perspect ives

Paul ADEPOJUManaging Editor, H e a l t h N e w s N G . c o m

• Fine doctors

• Great dialogues

• Private lives

• Dr. Yen

• Gadgets

• MORE GADGETS

While we have a lot to learn in e-healthfrom shows like Grey’s Anatomy, we musttake utmost care not to lose sight of thehealth needs of our people.

Peculiarities

• Different priorities – illnesses, sanitization,

health education, awareness, nutrition…

• Dangers of copy and paste

• Power

• 9ja factor

• Others

Similarities

Myths

• Expensive – cheap, free options

• Labyrinthine and complex – they update Facebook statuses

• Foreign – many indigenous solutions

• No confidentiality – debatable & contextual

Facts

• e-health in Nigeria is often practised by non-health professionals such as ICT technicians – contracts

• Dissimilar structure, numerous platforms –against NHS

• Understandably lazy health professionals

Case studies

• m-health story (avalanche opportunities)

• University College Hospital Ibadan – conflicting parallel

initiatives; e-payment

• Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex

– inertia, cumbersome platform

• Benson Idahosa University Teaching Hospital – Ladi

Walters’ diagnosis platform

• Government – centralisation, confliction and confusion

Way(s) out

• They just need to say the word

• Many of them see e-health as merely setting up computer labs

• Can easily instruct staff to get trained or get going

• Developers shld develop MO solutions

• Worthy mention – LifeBank

e-health remains untapped in Nigeria

Paul ADEPOJU

Managing Editor

h e a l t h n e w s n g @ g m a i l . c o m+234 806 088 7107

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