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 Bandar Seri
Begawan – As part of a continued effort to push
forward the implementation of the e-Government project,
"e-Health", another contract has been
signed between His Majesty's Government - represented by the Ministry of
Health - and Pricewaterhouse Coopers.
The implementation of the $210,000
consultancy services is expected to be completed within a three-month
timeline.
Yesterday's contract signing ceremony,
which was held at the premises of the Ministry of Health, saw Dr Hj Sablee bin Hj Aspar, Director of
Healthcare Technology Department, and Mr Lee Kin Chee, Managing Partner of Pricewaterhouse
Coopers, signing the agreement.
It was learnt that Pricewaterhouse
Coopers is being engaged as a consultant to assist the Ministry of Health
in their study of requirements for Information Communications Technology
(ICT) in the Health Services Department and identifying potential areas in
the Medical Services Department and Health Services Department that can utilise TeleHealth
technologies to improve the current service delivery as well as to conduct
a study on the requirements and propose of a model for TeleHealth
in the country.
According to the Ministry of Health, Pricewaterhouse Coopers will be responsible for
conducting a study on the requirements for information systems in all
sections in the Health Department, namely Community Health Services,
Environmental Health Services and Laboratory Scientific Services.
Among the services that will be involved
in this project for the Community Health Services include Outpatient
Services Department; Health Promotion and Education; School Health;
Community Nutrition; Psychology; Maternal; Child Health Care; Immunisation; and District Health.
The signing ceremony was witnessed by Dr Hjh Rahmah bte Hj Md
Said, Acting Director of Environmental Health Department, and Mr Suresh Marimuthu, a
partner of Pricewaterhouse Coopers.
Present as guest of honour was Deputy Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of
Health Awg Yusof bin Amba. At the end of the ceremony, Mr
Lee Kin Chee presented a souvenir to the guest of
honour.
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