Nigeria, Oct. 12 -- State government-owned hospitals in Kwara State are introducing electronic medical records (EMR) to strengthen health information management and modernise public healthcare delivery in the state.

The Executive Secretary of the KW-HMB, Abdulraheem Malik, disclosed this to PREMIUM TIMES in Ilorin, the state capital.

He said the initiative, being implemented through KW-HMB under the HOPE-PHC Project, will see healthcare workers begin training on the system in November.

The digital healthcare programme is expected to reduce reliance on paper-based medical records, improve access to patients' medical histories and promote continuity of care across public hospitals in the state.

The system is also designed to strengthen ...