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Lagos floats information platform for patient data management
Lagos State has introduced the Smart Health Information Platform (SHIP) to transform data transmission and management across all state-owned healthcare facilities.
The secure digital cloud is a government-led effort in collaboration with eClat, a health technology company, and Interswitch Limited, to create a backbone for seamless movement of patients’ data and enhance digital transformation in the state’s healthcare.
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu supervised signing of the Concession Agreement between the Office of Public Private Partnership (PPP) and the Digital Health Platform Limited.
The agreement signing was also witnessed by the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Lawal Pedro.
The digital system will eliminate loose data sharing and transmission, and provide improved protection and privacy for patients’ data.
Sanwo-Olu described the innovation as ‘transformational step’ in simplifying data collection and usage in the health sector, stressing that the government made a ‘bold move’ in leveraging technology to enable efficient health delivery.
The Governor added that the innovation would enable proper allocation of resources and empower decision makers to analyse and evaluate the impact of interventions in the sector.
He said: “We have seen global trend in using technology as a backbone to manage healthcare delivery and to assess changes in lifestyle of the population. We have seen the transformation technology has brought to banking, transportation and education. Smart Health Information Platform is our own bold step to transform healthcare and ease the cumbersome data processing in our hospitals.
“This transition has taken us about two years of building a robust platform that will secure and protect patients’ data. During this journey, we are able to identify best partners that will deliver and help us realise our vision for the transformation of services in our hospitals. This is the beginning of full information technology reform in our healthcare system.”
The Governor assured the public of full protection of the database, saying there was nothing to worry about in maintaining privacy of the data collected through the platform.
Commissioner for Health Prof. Akin Abayomi said the state-owned general hospitals alone generated seven million contact data, aside data collected by Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs), tertiary health institutions and private hospitals.
Managing the data, the commissioner said, required a robust digital infrastructure that would eliminate repetition and errors in data collection. Abayomi said the SHIP would also empower the government to plan and coordinate health services across all levels.
He said: “When the data are in one place, we can then use it to collect trends on the health-seeking behaviour of Lagosians. This is critical because we can use the data for policy definition and to apply for resources from certain places. The platform is not only for the care of the patients, but also for the policy makers.”
Group Managing Director of Interswitch, Mitchell Elegbe, said the solution would not only allow free flow of data from one health institution to another, but also provide seamless payment options for patients.
He assured the people that the platform would not compromise data of patients and other information stored on it. “This partnership is something we won’t take with levity,” he promised.
The Osun State Chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has received thousands of decampees from the All Progressives Congress and other political parties into its fold.
The decampees, who are mostly from the Omisore Youth Support Forum (OYSF) joined the party at a ceremony held at party secretariat in Osogbo, the capital of Osun State, on Wednesday.
The were received by the Chairman of the PDP in Osun, Hon. Sunday Bisi, former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Lasun Yusuff and other party leader.
While receiving the decampees, Bisi renamed the group as Adeleke Youth Support Forum (AYSF) as they declared their support for Adeleke’s 2026 re-election bid.
One of the leaders of the decampees, Mr Francis Fasogbon said they were “inspired by the good governance delivered by Governor Ademola Adeleke”.
Hon. Dennis Agbo, representing Igboeze North/Udenu Federal Constituency in the 10th House of Representatives, has resigned from the Labour Party (LP) and defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Addressing aa gathering in his ward, Ezzodo, Agbo cited his admiration for Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Ndubisi Mba’s performance, as the reason for his decision.
“I acknowledge Governor Mba’s outstanding work, and I believe it’s essential to support him,” Agbo said. “As a federal legislator from Enugu State, I’m joining hands with him to provide a link between the state and federal government, promoting the good work he’s doing to uplift our state.”
Agbo, who was elected on the LP ticket, expressed his desire to work with Governor Mba, citing the governor’s vision and achievements since his inauguration in 2023.
He also emphasized that the internal crisis and division within the Labour Party was part of the factors influencing his decision to leave the party and return to PDP.
The lawmaker invited his supporters and members of Labour Party to a formal ceremony marking his transition to PDP, scheduled for May 1, 2025, at the PDP State Secretariat in Enugu.
Governor Alex Otti says he is not bothered about the noise coming from members of the opposition parties in Abia State.
Otti said his critics should not be taken serious as they are not coming out to contest elections but to seek negotiations and relevance.
Governor Otti stated this while receiving the member representing Bende North constituency in Abia State House of Assembly, Nnamdi Ibekwe who recently dumped the PDP and joined the Labour Party, LP in Abia State.
“We are not bothered about the oppositions and their noise. There are different reasons why people show up for elections.
Sometimes, they just want recognition; that their names showed up for the primaries, knowing fully well that they will not win the election.
“Some of them also come for negotiations and then of course, some others also show up for projections; they look at themselves and say, ‘if I start the noise in 2025, maybe by 2040, they will know that I have been in the race and they will call me and recognize me’, so they are projecting themselves,” Gov. Otti explained.
Governor Otti said he is rather focused on doing the job the people elected him to do and respond to the noise of the opposition across the State.
He congratulated Nnamdi Ibekwe for dumping the PDP for LP, explaining that nobody pressured him to come over to the LP, reiterating that he does not emphasize much on political platforms.
Earlier while presenting himself to the Governor, the member representing Bende North constituency, Nnamdi Ibekwe said he was attracted to the Labour Party by the achievements of Governor Alex Otti which he described as unprecedented.
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