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‘Use IT to develop healthcare delivery’

Speaking during the 2019 Healthcare Nigeria Conference organised by Hygeia Health Management Organisation , in Lagos tagged ‘ Healthcare in Nigeria: Transformative Solutions’, Ibironke noted that “to attain a laudable health reform, information technology is key.”

She said: “I must say that we cannot be talking about the transformation of healthcare without due application of Information Technology to healthcare delivery. You will agree with me that today’s doctors are increasingly young and versatile, especially in the application of digital skills. Such skills must be applied in the delivery of health care services.

“The world is now talking about telemedicine and telehealth which allow patients and doctors to communicate from remote distances. It will reduce travel time as well as pressure on our doctors. It is increasingly crystal that dynamic application of technology will boost healthcare industry”.She urged actors in the health sectors to boost the drive to transform the health sector.

 

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