Procurement Summary
Country : Fiji
Summary : Agreement for Performance of Work (APW) for Harmonizing Identification in the Health Sector in the Pacific
Deadline : 29 Mar 2019
Other Information
Notice Type : Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 31633343
Document Ref. No. : WPRO/2019-03/DPS_PHS/TN/rpd
Competition : ICB
Financier : United Nations Secretariat
Purchaser Ownership : -
Tender Value : Refer Document
Purchaser's Detail
Purchaser : WHO
Email: wproungm@who.int
First name: Peter
Surname: Ellison
Telephone country code: Philippines (+63)
Telephone number: 25289651
Telephone extension: 89651
Fax country code: Philippines (+63)
Fax number: 22518512
Fiji
Email :wproungm@who.int
Tender Details
Tender are invited for Agreement for Performance of Work (APW) for Harmonizing Identification in the Health Sector in the Pacific
Deadline : 29-Mar-2019 17:00 (GMT 12.00)
Published : 18-Mar-2019
Type of Notice : Request for EOI
Beneficiary Country/Territory : Fiji
Reference : WPRO/2019-03/DPS_PHS/TN/rpd
Description : BACKGROUND
Countries in the Pacific Region are increasingly adopting the use of essential eHealth tools such as electronic medical and health records (eMR/eHR), telemedicine and mHealth. However, most countries in the region are challenged in meeting the requirements for achieving robust e-health systems, noting that these are currently characterised by very rapid changes in the technological requirements for their establishment. While there are some sporadic examples of countries that are implementing individual-level health information management systems through Electronic Medical Record (EMR) and patient tracking systems, these are largely implemented in a fragmented manner and are not anchored to the national health systems. A crucial component to anchor these different initiatives is a unique national health identifier assigned to each individual's health record. A unique national health identifier that works across various individual-level health information systems is paramount for efficiency in health service delivery including in monitoring and evaluating equity and quality of health services delivered by different levels and types of health facilities.
Unique national health identifiers ensure that the right health information is matched with the right individual at the point of service delivery and throughout an individual's lifetime; and that shared health information between different health care providers is accurately matched with the right individual. The p...
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