EMRs Save Lives. Why Are We Still Debating if We Fund Them?
Wayan Vota
Donor meetings often conclude that electronic medical records are too complex for low-resource settings. The conventional wisdom in our sector holds that digital health in LMICs should mean SMS reminders and WhatsApp chatbots, not sophisticated data systems requiring infrastructure investment. We’re told to keep solutions simple, infrastructure-light, appropriate to context. The data from Malawi’s HIV […] The post EMRs Save Lives. Why Are We Still Debating if We Fund Them? appeared first on ICTw