The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, unveiled a new healthcare development roadmap for the state, disclosing that Lagos requires about 40,000 doctors to adequately meet the healthcare needs of its growing population.
Speaking at the opening of the 2nd Eko Health Convention in Lagos, Sanwo-Olu said the next phase of the state’s health reform agenda would focus on building a sustainable system that combines wider access with improved quality of care.
He said a major component of the new roadmap is the expansion of digital healthcare through the Lagos Smart Health Information Platform (SHIP), a health information exchange system designed to improve patient care through better data management.
The governor explained that SHIP would enable medical records to move with patients across facilities, reduce repeated tests and support better healthcare decisions through improved data utilisation.
Sanwo olu noted that the first phase of the platform had reached about 30 per cent implementation, covering general hospitals, teaching hospitals and more than 300 primary healthcare facilities across the state.
