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2023-11-10 01:00:16
LUSAKA, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- The Zambian government on Thursday announced its plans to spearhead a nationwide digital health agenda aimed at revolutionizing healthcare delivery for every citizen.
"Our commitment involves significant investments in innovation and digital technologies that will enhance healthcare access and efficiency," said Minister of Health Sylvia Masebo during a meeting with Ernest Massiah from the World Bank Health Nutrition and Population in the East Africa Region.
Masebo said the government intends to establish a robust information technology infrastructure connecting healthcare providers, improving patient care and strengthening healthcare management. The initiative aims to introduce telemedicine, electronic health records, drones for health service delivery and data analysis solutions to the country's healthcare system.
The goal is to ensure that every Zambian, regardless of their location, benefits from the latest advancements in digital healthcare, Masebo said. Additionally, the government plans to decentralize primary healthcare to local authorities as part of efforts to achieve universal health coverage.
The minister expressed gratitude to the World Bank for its support in various health sector programs. In response, the World Bank representative commended Zambia for progress made in improving the health sector and the overall development agenda.
"We now have artificial intelligence which we did not have 20 years ago. There is (a) need to scale up national transformation through innovation," Massiah said.
What could best epitomize the enduring solidarity of the developing world and Chinese support for African independence and development? The Tazara Railway, linking Dar es Salaam in Tanzania with Kapiri Mposhi in Zambia, immediately springs to mind. Five decades on, the friendship between China and Zambia withstands the test of time. In this edition of Leaders Talk, CMG's Li Tongtong sat down with Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema during his six-day state visit to China. From Shenzhen's high-octane development in southern China to the Jinggangshan Red Army Base in Jiangxi Province, from Fu'an in Fujian Province where China's poverty alleviation efforts have brought substantive results, to Beijing, where he met with President Xi Jinping, Hichilema put together what he calls "the pieces of the puzzle." During his visit, China-Zambia relations have been upgraded to a comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership to boost his country's development and kick-start a much-needed industrialization process. Hichilema pins hope on President Xi's three global initiatives and China's Belt and Road Initiative and says that China-Africa cooperation has given the African continent a bigger say in international affairs.
URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxRFh7Ow-Ho
Jun 8, 2023 - Jonathan Jackson talks to Innocent Chiboma, Principal ICT Officer for Digital Health at the Zambian Ministry of Health, to discuss taking a whole-of-government approach to digital health and what it looks like in practice to build coordination and collaboration across ministries and the private sector.
URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzlbPWahR2E
The workshop aims to assess the maturity and capacity of Zambia’s digital health systems, with a focus on identifying key opportunities to implement and scale up standards-based digital health solutions that can contribute to strengthened digital transformation within the country.
The programme, initiated in 2022, forms part of the Technical Working Group on Strengthening Digital Health, and in addition to Zambia, has 7 other countries that will join this first phase of the implementation. Following Zambia's acceptance to participate, representatives from Zambia, the Commonwealth Secretariat, CWCDH, and the WHO have collaborated to ensure maximum benefits for the country.
The workshop aims to assess the maturity and capacity of Zambia’s digital health systems, with a focus on identifying key opportunities to implement and scale up standards-based digital health solutions that can contribute to strengthened digital transformation within the country.
The programme, initiated in 2022, forms part of the Technical Working Group on Strengthening Digital Health, and in addition to Zambia, has 7 other countries that will join this first phase of the implementation. Following Zambia's acceptance to participate, representatives from Zambia, the Commonwealth Secretariat, CWCDH, and the WHO have collaborated to ensure maximum benefits for the country.
https://thecommonwealth.org/news/transforming-healthcare-through-innovation-3-day-workshop-advancing-digital-health-maturity
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