Updated : June 16, 2014 09:30 am,Dubai
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The investment in a lab is expected to provide faculty and students with technology that can help them design and deploy information systems to support public health delivery
HP East Africa has opened an education lab at the Strathmore University in Nairobi meant to enhance access to healthcare for Kenyans.
The lab is an initiative between HP, the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), Strathmore University and Kenya’s Ministry of Health.
HP East Africa is delivering the requisite infrastructure including software, server racks and all-in-one thin clients to the project as part of HP’s Living Progress through which the firm aims to create a better future by bringing people and technology together to solve society’s toughest challenges.
“We believe that technology can accelerate innovation and research, enabling organizations to increase the positive impact on society,” said Paul Ellingstad, director, Human Progress Initiatives, HP. “Our partnership with Strathmore University, CHAI and the Ministry of Health illustrates how collaboration among the right partners and the right technology creates more effective and more efficient solutions that improve access to quality healthcare and strengthen health systems. That’s what innovation is all about.”
The developed web-based solutions are in turn deployed in hundreds of public health facilities in Kenya, and hosted at the Ministry of Health headquarters in a data centre location built and supported by HP.
Charles Kuria, managing director, HP East Africa says: “Through this ongoing collaboration, HP and our partners are helping modernize systems and develop technology-based solutions that dramatically expand access to medical professionals, improve care and save lives.”
On his part, Dr. George Njenga, deputy vice chancellor, Research and Quality Assurance, Strathmore University said: “Strathmore University is committed to establishing collaborations that challenge the way students think and help better prepare them for the job market–while at the same time enabling them to deliver cutting-edge solutions that were previously thought to be a preserve of international organizations.”