NAIROBI: The advancement of health care technology would better place Kenya by bridging the existing gap in health care services, the World Bank said. Khama Rogo, World Bank Lead Health Specialist commented stating that better technological advancements would reduce doctor and patient contact. “Technology has now made it possible for people to interact without seeing each other or being in the same room. The health sector offers some opportunities where that can happen and technology now makes it possible for us to get the best possible advice or even treatment for somebody who is not in the same room with you or information.” He further explained that e-health would bridge distance as people would get health care services even when experts are not around. “E-health is a way of trying to bridge that distance so that even people who are not in the presence of a doctor or any other technically competent person can access and benefit from that information without necessarily having to travel the distance.” Jorge Coarasa, World Bank Health in Africa Initiative Policy Officer commented saying that technology can help improve access to health care services for example mobile phones can be used to remind patients to take their medicines, thus taking health care services to scales it could not reach.
