E-Health in the Smart Development of Sudan, Dr. H. Eldosougi

Dr. H. Eldosougi

NHS Global Digital Exemplar Evaluation Program and Digital Academy

United States

According to the World Health Organization (WHO),  “e-Health is the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) for health”, and 58% of its member states have an e-health strategy. At present, Sudan is somewhat deficient in health information documentation; it is in need of a national framework to organise and develop the existing systems and build on them in order to create adequate statistics and enhance service delivery. This E-Health roadmap offers guidance for the integration of our existing health system components, and ongoing strategies and implementation methods to establish a world renowned health system infrastructure. A national Electronic Health Record system (EHR) provides evidence-based information from the  collective efforts of stakeholders to increase volume and value of outcome measures in line  with national health strategies and policies. It provides evidence-based decision-making in line with international directives for sustainable health management. It also offers transparency, accountability, and an adequate means of monitoring progress to ensure ongoing improvement in terms of healthcare equity, quality, safety, and efficiency. The aim of this discussion is to give some insight into what e-health looks like, and how it can be incorporated into clinical settings in Sudan.