Leveraging mobile health technology towards Achieving Universal Health Coverage in Nigeria

作者: Yusuff Adebayo Adebisi , Abdulhammed Opeyemi Babatunde , Ebelechukwu Tabitha Omenogor , Foluso Olugbenga Akinwande , Esther Bosede Ilesanmi

DOI: 10.1016/J.PUHIP.2021.100120

关键词: Health technologyAppropriate technologyProductivityBusinessWorkforcemHealthThe InternetQuality (business)Health careEconomic growth

摘要: Abstract Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is ensuring everyone has access to quality health services needed without suffering any financial hardship. Most African countries including Nigeria are striving meet this target since the declaration but so far, as of 2020, only made little progress in achieving goal which was declared be achieved by 2030. Meanwhile, incorporating Mobile technology (mHealth) prospective benefits for UHC improving care particularly those hard-to-reach communities, enhancing knowledge and information workers communities leading to; increase productivity workforce, healthcare services. Although mHealth good prospect promoting achievement there limitations poor power supply, data collection from evidence-based researches, restricted mobile phones internet especially core rural Nigeria. We aim discuss how can leveraged on challenges associated with appropriate Nigerian system.

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