Misson and Objectives

Mission

Introduction of Telemedicine and creation of e Health network in Nigeria for the aim of providing the national medical community and the general population with a rapid, reliable and cost effective way of healthcare delivery services; medical education including research, development, practical application and supplementary training to promote national health telematics particularly telemedicine and e-Health.

Motto

Technology for Improving National Health

• How to achieve our Mission

Objectives

Support co-operation between non-governmental organisations/ institutions and governmental institutions/organisations in implementing national telemedicine and e-Health strategy in Nigeria .

• Support national telemedicine and e-Health programs

• Promote the cause of telemedicine and e-Health within public and private health institutions within Nigeria and other International Institutions/ organisations.

• Contribute initial and supplementary theoretical training in the field of telemedicine and e-Health, including its application throughout the health sector regardless of professional or geographical limits.

• Bring together telemedicine and e-Health users, Scientists, researchers, sponsors, advisers, manufacturers, distributors and their scientific personnel.

• Promote the formulation and publication of rules for good practice and guidelines and information on the course of action.

• Support activities relating to establishment of appropriate legal outline, conditions for telemedicine and e Health applications.

Activities

• Networking with international telemedicine and e-Health communities.

• Dissemination of information and creation of awareness on telemedicine and e-Health issues in Nigeria via the society's websites

• Participation in working groups in Nigeria to promote extensive use of existing standards such as DICOM, HL7

• Offering assistance on legal matters bordering on telemedicine and e-Health.

• Open dialogue and co-operation between industry in Nigeria to promote the development of innovative products, solutions, and services in telemedicine and e-health.

• Offering special discounts for adverts and publications in the Society's official scientific Journal ‘Digest of Telemedicine and Telehealth (DTT) to members

Benefits

• If the decision makers in government institutions in Nigeria will take into account e-Health services within the framework of National health policy

• SFTeHIN can play a role through its objectives/activities in implementing national e-Health strategy that will yield results nationally;

• To improve the quality, efficiency of healthcare services

• To reduce the cost of healthcare services

• To improve access to medical knowledge-makes the patient to become an educated and informed consumer, effective & economic tool to train and educate medical students / doctors and healthcare professionals with international standard.

• To reinforce national Health structures.

Critical Success Factors

• Strong commitment of members of the society, partners, collaborators and participating institutions

• Availability of resources to fund activities

• Demonstrated benefit to members, participating institutions and the entire nation

• Evidence of the objectives/ activities

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