The 67th Annual New Year School and Conference opened at the University of Ghana Legon, yesterday, with focus on the use of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) to improve healthcare delivery in the country. The event, on the theme: “Promoting universal health for sustainable development in Ghana: Is ICT the game changer?” has brought together people from academia, industry, local and national government to deliberate on issues of both national and international relevance. Topics to be discussed during the five-day school include: “Evaluating Ghana’s e-health policy”; “Creating an enabling environment for ICT and health”; “Data collection for health: The role of ICT”; “Leveraging ICT to improve reproductive health”; “Sustainable healthcare financing”; and “Capacity enhancement for healthcare professionals: The role of ICT”.
