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    An exciting time for health informatics

    It's an exciting time in the world of health informatics as technology is increasingly being used to improve health outcomes. Devex sat down with ICF International's Joy Kamunyori and Sam Wambugu to discuss the latest trends, challenges and steps forward in health informatics. See what they had to say in this sponsored video interview.

    By Adva Saldinger // 03 September 2015
    In this video interview, ICF International’s Joy Kamunyori and Sam Wambugu shared with Devex the latest trends, challenges and steps forward in health informatics.

    It’s an exciting time in the world of health informatics as technology is increasingly being used to improve health outcomes.

    And while the promise is great, there are also certainly challenges in helping create strong systems that incorporate the latest technology to help shape and improve policies.

    Devex sat down with Joy Kamunyori, a health informatics adviser at ICF International and Sam Wambugu, senior health informatics specialist at ICF International to discuss the latest trends, challenges and steps forward in health informatics.

    The challenges they outlined included bringing two disciplines that have grown separately together, a lack of coordination in reviewing and assessing technology, and problems with creating a culture of decision making that actually puts the data to use.

    Moving forward more countries need to develop robust electronic health frameworks that help create a set of standards and improve interoperability between programs and organizations and allow countries to use data strategically.

    After all, Kamunyori said in the interview, if you can’t show that the data is being used and creating change, then it will be difficult to get continued participation and buy-in with programs.

    Watch the full interview to find out more about health informatics.

    Join the Devex community and access more in-depth analysis, breaking news and business advice — and a host of other services — on international development, humanitarian aid and global health.

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      Adva Saldinger is a Senior Reporter at Devex where she covers development finance, as well as U.S. foreign aid policy. Adva explores the role the private sector and private capital play in development and authors the weekly Devex Invested newsletter bringing the latest news on the role of business and finance in addressing global challenges. A journalist with more than 10 years of experience, she has worked at several newspapers in the U.S. and lived in both Ghana and South Africa.

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