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qualified manpower in the sector: most specialist doctors and nurses are confined to the
line of rail leaving rural areas to cope with inadequate staff levels.
Globally, ICT is playing a vital and effective role in the organisation and delivery of
health services. Therefore, the deployment of ICTs is acknowledged to have the potential
to facilitate the spread of health and medical services to rural and under-served areas;
supporting public health education and information services, education and training of
medical personnel among others; as well as for supporting decision making related
to health service administration and management.
6.9.1 POLICY GOAL
To improve access to quality healthcare as close to the family as possible through
the deployment and exploitation of ICTs and other modern technologies.
6.9.2 COMMITMENTS
In order to achieve the above goal, Government shall:
(a)
Invest in ICT-based healthcare systems to increase the opportunity for Zambians
to have access to adequate and appropriate modern health services irrespective
of time, distance and location;
(b)
Facilitate the development and implementation of a national
telemedicine programme to efficiently and effectively utilise scarce human
resources and to further improve human capacity in the healthcare delivery
system;
(c)
Partner with private sector and civil society in the deployment and utilisation of
ICTs in the health sector;
(d)
Develop a legal/regulatory and ethical framework for effective use of
the Health Information and implement security measures to safeguard the
privacy of patient information inherent in health care records;
Mainstream ICTs in the management and treatment of HIV/AIDS and other
pandemics.
(f)
6.9.3 OBJECTIVES
(a)
To improve the health status of the population and reduce inequalities in
the provision of health care services among the Zambian population;
(b)
To support, through the deployment and exploitation of ICTs, initiatives aimed at
combating the spread of HIV/AIDS, malaria and other infectious diseases;
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