The National Smart Health Systems Connectivity Training of Trainers (TOT) workshop, aimed at providing support to health facilities, through technical skills on Digital Health Platforms has officially opened.
The media reports that speaking during the event, Smart Zambia Institute National Coordinator Percy Chinyama who was represented by the Director for Digital Government Services, Mulomba Hameja, says the workshop will transform health services, through improved connectivity and reliable energy.
“For many years, inadequate connectivity and unreliable power have hindered the full implementation of digital-health platforms such as SmartCare, Telemedicine, e-Learning, Health Information Systems, and supply-chain tools,” he added.
Mr Chinyama said the project will ensure that rural and underserved health facilities benefit from stable, high-speed internet through starlink satellite connectivity and reliable solar power systems.
“This workshop goes beyond technology. We are strengthening governance, accountability, and safety in the implementation of digital health systems,” said Mr Chinyama.
Meanwhile, United Nations Development Plan (UNDP) Resident Representative, James Wakiaga, who was represented by Senior Adviser Health, Energy and Climate Change, Saleban Omar, described the project as an investment in national capacity to install, maintain and sustain the digital backbone of Zambia’s future health systems.
Dr Wakiaga added that his institution is committed to ensuring that every Zambian can walk into a health facility and receive timely, dignified and reliable health care service.
“When you install a system correctly, when you pass on the skills to the next technician, when you troubleshoot a problem that keeps a rural clinic online, you are strengthening the very foundation of public health in Zambia and contributing to a cleaner , greener future,” said Dr Wakiaga.
The Smart Health Systems project is jointly being implemented by UNDP, Smart Zambia Institute, and the Ministry of Health as a Key Intervention towards supporting the National Digital Health Strategy.
