This year healthcare, which is a new endeavor for the movement, has emerged as a demand driven focus. Many public health officials from across the continent will be present at the Namibia meeting to discuss their experiences with digital identity in patient identification. These include applications for universal health insurance schemes, women's health, and management of identity within specialized groups such as infants and children and AIDS patients, where the needs of security and privacy of patient records are paramount.
DO NOT MISS THIS MILESTONE EVENT SO BE SURE TO REGISTER TODAY
INFOCUS 3: SPEAKERS & TOPICS
TOPIC: UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE AND BIOMETRICS
Mouhamed Mahi SY
CMU
TOPIC: PATIENT IDENTIFICATION & CENTRALIZED ID DATABASES
Dr Ousmane Ly
Ministry of Health
TOPIC: FINGERPRINTS FOR TREATMENT FOLLOW UP
Paul Macharia
Ministry of Health
TOPIC: VOICE OF THE INDUSTRY - IDM IN THE HEALTH SECTOR
Jacques Besançon
Arjo Systems
OF INTEREST TO HEALTHCARE:
Prof Anil Jain of Michigan State University will be the keynote speaker in Plenary Session 5 where he will present breakthrough scientific data that demonstrate the utility of fingerprints starting after birth with clear implications for social protection, health, and child care. DO NOT MISS IT!
