First lady Christine Kaseba says computerising the health system in Zambia will boost the country’s socio-economic growth.
Dr Kaseba notes that having an advanced health system in place improves record keeping of information about patients.
ZANIS reports from Japan that the First lady said this when she visited the Keio University and School of Medicine institution in Tokyo this morning.
Her visit is an invitation from the Keio University and School of Medicine, which is a private medical institution in Japan.
Dr Kaseba also recognised the need to have more improved health infrastructure which she described as a priority for the country’s development.
She noted that such development increases both the admission of students in the medical school and boosts employment levels among young people.
Dr Kaseba said while Zambia produces about three to four gynaecologists per year, Japan is in a record of more than 300 gynaecologists of the same period.
She observed that Japan’s increase in the number of obstetricians and gynaecologists points to that country’s high number of medical institutions in place.
She expressed confidence and hope over headways that government has made in bettering the health infrastructure in the country.
“In the efforts to advance the health system, Government has made strides in having a computerised system in the area of HIV/AIDS, “Dr Kaseba noted.
And speaking during a presentation on the establishment of Keio University and School of Medicine, Assistant prof, Kouji Banno, said the learning institution enrols 100 medical students every year.
Prof Banno noted that Keio University and School of Medicine relatively enrols more medical students as compared to other institutions in Japan.
Japan has about 60 medical schools and the government is currently working on plans to further increase medical institutions in the country.
Keio University and School of Medicine is one of the world’s premier university hospitals.
Dr Shibasaburo Kitasato founded the university hospital in 1917 on the principle that basic medical research and clinical medicine go hand-in-hand in the development of medical science.
Additionally, the university hospital is also committed to building international partnerships so as to develop clinical excellence in the field of cancer.
ln 2008, the university hospital was picked as a centre for the early-phase clinical trials of new drugs mostly for refractory immunological disorders.
And this afternoon, Dr Kaseba toured TERUMO Medical Corporation premises in Hadanonakai, about 50 kilometres away from the main town of Tokyo.
The First Lady, who was taken round to seen various medical equipment, said despite the financial constraints that Zambia faces, it has for a long time been trying to put up a laboratory at the University Teaching Hospital meant to train and prepare student doctors and nurses as professional medical practitioners.
With Government’s commitment towards the increase of medical schools in Zambia, Dr Kaseba has encouraged TERUMO in Japan to come and invest in Zambia’s medical field.
She added that Zambia has been receiving students from its neighbouring countries to train as medical students because of its quality medical education that it offers.
Dr Kaseba also advanced that Zambia will need to re-strategise its focus in the area of research and development in the medical field in order to appreciate the progress performance in the health sector.
TERUMO chairman board of directors, Koji Nakao, noted that a step-by-step approach in health development is the best form.
Dr Shibasaburo Kitasato, a biologist, who is referred to as the father of Japan’s modern medicine, established TERUMO in 1921.
This was in an effort to locally manufacture high-quality clinical thermometers.
TERUMO manufactures products such as blood bags, sterile connecting devices, syringes, blood pressure monitors, among others.
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What is Zambia wating for? every country is going computerized in hospitals, storing patients information and documentations makes easy acces to patients information by Doctors, paper work is long gone out dated system. Computerized chating in health sector embrace effeciency in health care delivery, saves time and save money wasted on paper. Good lobbying Dr Kaseba.
with the loadshedding that is so rampant in Zambia, you will go to the hospital and the nurses and doctors will tell you to wait for zesco to return. Development is good when it is accompanied by capacity building to accommodate such development.
Cant agree more. computerisation is needed in our hospitals and will avoid long waiting tines in lines to have a folder pulled.
Honorary Minister of Health and First Lady..
Ceremonial Vice President and Agriculture Minister.
Party Secretary General and Justice Minister and Telecoms Chairman.
Fyenso kano ba mweba. Insn’t this suppose to be obvious sure. Money for bye elections is there but can’t find money for computers. If you’d mentioned that earlier, japan coukd have given u free. Revive mount makulu research center Banda increase funding please
THAT’S THE TALK BABY. COMPUTERIZATION IS THE WAY FORWARD. ZAMBIA NOW HAS THE RIGHT WOMAN FOR FIRST LADY (-BETTY K). ZAMBIA HERE WE COME. YOU ARE WITH THE PRESIDENT DOING A COMMENDABLE JOB MARKETING ZAMBIA TO THE COUNTRIES THAT MATTER. WISH YOU BOTH GOOD HEALTH.
“First lady Christine Kaseba says computerising the health system in Zambia will boost the country’s socio-economic growth.”
AND CREATE MORE TECHNOLOGICAL JOBS AS WELL AS SME BUSINESSES IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN.
It’s a pretty impressive schedule. Then on to the Korean invitation. The nice thing about travel is they get to come home and see Zed with the fresh knowledge of what they have experienced and the possibilities. It certainly served the last President well and for the sake of continual improvement it is important to ensure the necessary foreign trips are taken by teams that include the qualified, young talent and the appropriate experienced people for any given task. Would love to be a fly on the wall in the first twenty four hours of arrival. Those observations made (if acted upon) could be for the benefit of all. Interesting times ahead.
look who is talking lol I m the Health Minister, you have left me behind. How do you expect me to implement my constitution manadate, implementing health policies?? Everything ni ku state house – that is a recipe for corruption, dont you think?!
No Bwana. You are exactly where you need to be. On hand doing a pretty important job. Going to see facilities in Japan will just make you feel sick and inadequately equipped :) Recipe for corruption is a Doctor visiting health facilities? Surely not. I’ll tell you what is corrupt though… my computer. It is stealing day and night. Stealing my time that is :)
The First Lady is right.Computerising our health care could bring about efficiency and quality service.Alot of mis-diagnosis would drastically reduce.Patients case history and treatments can be easily followed.This is good news and inspiring.
You will all be shocked to note that what the First Lady is alluding to is an effective Information System and not necessarily the technology. If my memory serves me right there is a deluge of computers all over government that are being used to play Pacman and Solitaire. It is the processes, the mindsets, and the dedication, baby… not the computers. Get your IS right and the rest will follow so wonderfully.
Japan is a very important destination for President Sata and entourage. High quality and durable products, reliable government and people. Not for Japan the poor quality and short-life ( gon’ga) goods and products, and dumping, poor salaries and conditions of service from one far east country.
What a load of nonsense! Yes Japan has all those things in the medical field…….So? Are we just going to say …Wow or is there method to this nonsense? If thought there’s a substantive Health Minister, wonder why Christine is behaving like she’s one! Girl tell your husband to appoint you Health Minister failure to which you should stop masquerading as one!
Iwe Kalegema get back in your box,It is difficult for me to state but i lost my mother due to the lack of one instrument and it did not even weigh 200g And I think your relatives might need that, It was that one instrument that could have saved my mother’s life.
She’s smart enough to know how to diplomatically compliment and make an appeal to your host to return the visit… with cheque book, haha. Well done Madam. Health professionals will appreciate any positive results. Any chance you could hook up a scholarship for me to study making thermometers. I’d like to invest in my patent to measure what makes people online unnecessarily hot under the collar :) I’m burning…
Computerisation in Lusaka Urbun Clinics Labour Wards started in 2004. It was introduced by the Americans during the MTCT study (Mother To Child Transmission)