Integration of the hepatitis information system (SIHEPI) into Jakarta’s health facilities e-registry

In the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare, digital transformation has emerged as a crucial enabler to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and accessibility of medical data. Indonesia has taken a significant step forward by integrating the Hepatitis Information System (SIHEPI) with Puskesmas and hospital e-registries, facilitating seamless recording and reporting of health data at provincial level in Jakarta. This ground-breaking initiative, led by the Jakarta Provincial Health Office (PHO) in collaboration with the Digital Transformation Office (DTO) and direction from the Hepatitis Working Group, MoH, WHO along with the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), aims to improve the country’s health information system and…

Government of Canada signs two bilateral agreements with Nunavut for better health care, closer to home

March 5, 2024 | Iqaluit, Nunavut | Health Canada Canadians deserve a health care system that provides them with timely access to health services whenever and wherever they are needed, as well as the ability to age with dignity closer to home. Today, the Honorable Mark Holland, Canada’s Minister of Health, and the Honorable John Main, Nunavut’s Minister of Health, announced two bilateral agreements to invest a total of more than $35.6 million to improve health care access and services in Nunavut. Through the Working Together Agreement, the Government of Canada will first provide more than $23.6 million to support…