Strategy and Programmes

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Mission

 

Introduction of Telemedicine  and creation of eHealth network in Nigeria  for the aim of providing  the national medical community and the general population with a rapid, reliable and cost effective way of healthcare delivery services; medical education including research, development, practical application and supplementary training to promote national health telematics particularly telemedicine  and eHealth.

 

 

 

Motto

 

 

 

Technology for Improving National Health

 

 

 

§  How to achieve our Mission

 

 

 

Objectives

 

 

 

·        Support co-operation between non-governmental organisations/ institutions and governmental institutions/organisations in implementing national telemedicine and eHealth strategy in Nigeria.

 

 

 

·        Support national telemedicine and eHealth programs

 

 

 

·        Promote the cause of telemedicine and eHealth within public and private health institutions within Nigeria and other International Institutions/ organisations.

 

·        Contribute initial and supplementary theoretical training in the field of telemedicine and eHealth, including its application throughout the health sector regardless of professional or geographical limits.

 

 

 

·        Bring together telemedicine and eHealth users, Scientists, researchers, sponsors, advisers, manufacturers, distributors and their scientific personnel.

 

 

 

·        Promote the formulation and publication of rules for good practice and guidelines and information on the course of action.

 

 

 

·        Support activities relating to establishment of appropriate legal outline, conditions for telemedicine and eHealth applications in Nigeria.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Activities

 

·        Networking with international telemedicine and eHealth communities.

 

 

 

·        Dissemination of information and creation of awareness on telemedicine and eHealth issues in Nigeria via the society’s websites

 

 

 

·        Participation in working groups in Nigeria to promote extensive use of existing standards such as DICOM, HL7

 

 

 

·        Offering assistance on legal matters bordering on telemedicine and eHealth.

 

 

 

·        Open dialogue and co-operation between industry in Nigeria to promote the development of innovative products, solutions, and services in telemedicine and eHealth.

 

 

 

·        Offering special discounts for adverts and publications in the Society’s official scientific Journal ‘The Nigerian Journal of Telemedicine & eHealth’.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benefits

 

·        If the decision makers in government institutions in Nigeria will take into account eHealth services within the framework of National health policy

 

 

 

·        SFTeHIN can play  a role through its objectives/activities in implementing national eHealth strategy that will yield results nationally;

 

 

 

·        To improve the quality, efficiency of healthcare services

 

 

 

·        To reduce the cost of healthcare services

 

 

 

·        To improve access to medical knowledge-makes the patient to become an educated and informed consumer, effective & economic tool to train and educate medical students / doctors and healthcare professionals with international standard.

 

 

 

·        To reinforce national Health structures.

 

Critical Success Factors

 

·        Strong commitment of members of the society, partners, collaborators and participating institutions

 

·        Availability of resources to fund activities

 

·        Demonstrated benefit to members, participating institutions and the entire nation

Evidence of the objectives/ activities