“ Upon the introduction of e-health , there has been serious improvement ”
“ Upon the introduction of e-health , there has been serious improvement ”
— Kaan Cetinturk , CIO and Director of Information Management and Technology , UNRWA
to provide more and better attention to patients , and they believe it manages the crowds in a timely and fair way .”
In addition to the impact made at healthcare sites , e-health provides additional services through its integrated mobile applications such as e-MCH ( maternal and child health ) and e-NCD ( non-communicable diseases ). E-MCH , Cetinturk explains , offers an Arabic language interface to enable mothers to access the electronic health records of both themselves and their children , push notifications for appointments and reminders based on either the stage of pregnancy or the ages of a mother ’ s children , along with health education content .
Education forms a considerable component of UNRWA ’ s services , and its education management system offers similar benefits for students and staff across the organisation and the people it serves . As a result of its deployment , enrolment , registration , attendance , transfers , and achievements are all handled via the app , streamlining the administrative processes whilst democratising the services ’ availability . In addition , students can access their unique reports , student identification details and achievement certificates through the app .
These efforts support one of UNRWA ’ s most ambitious projects : a Gaza-based IT centre that has entered operations and seeks to capitalise on the wealth of digital literacy among young Gazans . “ The near-13 years of blockade has taken a huge toll on the economy and on the prospects for young people to achieve their dreams ,” says Cetinturk . “ Their travel is tightly restricted , business is difficult , the politics are very complicated , and the borders are nearly sealed . So what can a 20-year-old IT professional do under these circumstances ? The economy ’ s devastation has resulted in impoverishment and retrogression of a highly
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