Mozambique launches cost-saving hospital digitalization project

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Mozambique launches cost-saving hospital digitalization project

3:58 CAT | 02 Dec 2024

File photo: Saude Mais

The Mozambican Minister of Health launched a project to digitalize hospital units in Mozambique today in Maputo, which aims to improve patient care and reduce costs involved in printing clinical records.

“The use of a digital system will allow us to reduce costs with the printing of clinical records, prescription pads, data collection instruments, among others. It allows us to reduce the duplication of medical examinations, which, in addition to creating unnecessary costs, causes delays in medical care,” said Armindo Tiago at the project launch at Mavalane General Hospital in Maputo, where a pilot phase is already being implemented.

The ‘Health Units Digitalization Project’ aims to reduce the the use of paper in medical records, thus minimizing the risks of loss of information, duplication of procedures and delays in services, the Ministry of Health indicates.

In addition to cost reduction, Armindo Tiago also pointed out as the main benefits of the digitalization project, improvements in patient care through information-based management, efficiency in services and in stock management, through access to information in real time.

“We want to eliminate the physical limitations of paper files, promoting integrated and safer management. Therefore, the risk of losing processes and duplicating common treatments in manual records will be drastically reduced, allowing health professionals to focus on what really matters: providing quality medical care to the population,” Minister Tiago said.

For the Minister of Health, the launch of the project also represents a “significant step” for the future of health in Mozambique, in which technology and humanity come together to “provide more efficient, accessible and high-quality care”.

“The digitalization of the health information system goes far beyond simple data collection. It is a transformation that makes health information accessible, secure and useful for the different levels of health care,” the minister said.

Mozambique has a total of 1,778 health units, 107 of which are health posts, three specialized hospitals and four central hospitals. Seven are general, seven provincial, 22 are rural and 47 are district hospitals, according to Ministry of Health information consulted by Lusa.

Source: Lusa