Computers worth one million dollars, donated by international partners, will be distributed in medical institutions in the Republic of Moldova
Computers worth one million dollars, donated by international partners, will be distributed in the medical institutions of the Republic. Moldova, to strengthen the monitoring and reporting system of vaccination against Covid-19, as well as other contagious diseases, Radio Chisinau reports.
Although there is already a system of this kind in primary medicine, the Minister of Health, Ala Nemerenco, states that it is practically not used. Thus, the family doctors, especially those from the villages, are to be trained in this regard, the minister stated today at the event to offer the donation.
According to the Minister of Health, Ala Nemerenco, all computers will reach medical institutions, especially those in villages, so that the use of information systems will be facilitated. Although in primary medicine there is already a monitoring system of this kind, the minister states that it is practically not used. At the same time, Ala Nemerenco emphasized the fact that these donations will work for the surveillance of contagious diseases.
“Moreover, international institutions will come up with a training course for family doctors, especially from rural areas, because we know that their skills are probably insufficient to use these systems.Ala Nemerenco said.
Present at the event, the deputy head of USAID Moldova, John Riordan, emphasized that the donation will increase access to the information system regarding immunization, so that vaccinating against Covid-19 and other diseases can be tracked in real time. At the same time, this system will help encourage citizens to immunize themselves.
“It will also identify the population that is eligible to get essential vaccines against preventable diseases,” he said. John Riordan.
The IT equipment provides an investment in the modernization and digitization of the health system in the Republic of Moldova, which will alleviate the pressure on health workers and ultimately increase the quality of health services, including routine immunization interventions, said the representative UNICEF, Maha Majaj. At the same time, she specified that the information system will help not only to determine progress regarding immunization, but also to identify possible gaps.
“This way, we can quickly implement a campaign or add another medical service to protect our children from infectious diseases,” says Maha Damaj. .
IT equipment, worth almost 1,000,000 dollars, was given to the Ministry of Health to WHO and UNICEF, with the support of USAID.