Kenyan operator Safaricom has partnered with Nakuru County to help improve health services for over 100,000 people through an integrated electronic medical records programme. Named Afya Moja, the programme is a mobile-based digital health passport that receives and securely stores patient information. It allows users to access a copy of their own health information and share it with trusted health providers. It allows doctors, upon consent, to have access to patients’ medical backgrounds and therefore respond better to their needs.
An initial eight hospitals will benefit from this partnership. The implementation of the Afya Moja programme will be rolled out in different counties in the coming months, leading up to a full adoption countrywide. Safaricom will provide the technology platform which will enable patients to access their health records and medical backgrounds through their mobile phones. The platform has been created by a consortium of partners including Safaricom, Savannah Informatics and IntelliSOFT Consulting.
