He said: “We have seen situations where people in emergencies do not know what to do when their doctors are not on site to give adequate information on what to do.

“This led me to champion this movement by introducing the initiative which could give first-hand information; featured articles from finest medical professionals and also introduce the populace to a world of digitalisation.”

Agudosi disclosed that primary healthcare rot was the major issue confronting Africa’s healthcare.

“To move the conversation forward and reshape the narratives, we need to start taking care of the primary healthcare which includes understanding infection and control, understanding diseases, and having basic knowledge when it comes to healthcare enterprise.

“We are giving access to healthcare engines. If someone is trying to find basic information about healthcare or finding nearby hospital, it should be easy and free. That is why we are pushing the conversation forward because digitalisation is innovative and disruptive,” he said.

Agudosi also stated that Learn Health was an initiative of Doctor 247, a mobile digital health solution with the entire mobile healthcare system; you have your lab, your hospital and pool of doctors online on your phone. From there you can ask questions and customise the care that works for you.

Also, the Country Manager, Health Connect 247, Dr Uche Udeozo said establishing a digital health ecosystem can address the unmet needs in the healthcare space.

“Digital health technology can increase the patient to doctor ratio and importantly improve health outcomes of patients. Remote access means less chance of a patient catching a new illness due to reduces exposure to other patients in a health care facility.

“Digital health technology can reduce unnecessarily none urgent hospital visits. Remote analysis, monitoring services and electronic data storage will significantly reduce healthcare service cost saving for the provider as well as the patients,” the country manager noted.

source: ThisDay