Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has said that his government will deploy technology to facilitate precision, faster and smarter health care service delivery in the state.

 

Sanwo-Olu, while declaring open a three-day Smart Health Technical Symposium on e-health themed, ‘Lagos State Smart Health Information Platform’, noted that the present administration in the state was in tune with modern technology in the health sector.

 

The governor, who was represented by his deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, said the development of e-health had made it possible to have a solid database for the purpose of effective planning.

 

 “It is important for us to establish and strengthen our health information platform, as this will positively impact on our various health care system, health financing through our universal health coverage, biosecurity and biosafety, which will also lead to employment opportunities while opening doors for international collaboration”, he added.