The development of a national e-health strategy constitutes the first stage of a long term undertaking aimed at raising the levels of performance of the health sector in all areas of service delivery. It constitutes a framework for engaging consumers of health services and ensuring that they contribute effectively towards raising the overall health status of the population. It is a tool that is placed in the hands of health care providers to enable them overcome existing barriers, and to access quality care for the majority of consumers who live in places far removed from the centre. It is a means by which health care managers improve the potential of the service in resource mobilization through effective control of resources and demonstration of efficiency and accountability.
