2nd EAC Regional e-Health and Telemedicine Ministerial Conference and International Trade Exhibition

Abstract

The East African Science and Technology Commission (EASTECO) in collaboration with the East African Regional Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Engineering and e-Health in the University of Rwanda, EAC Secretariat and Partner States convened the 2nd EAC regional e- health and telemedicine ministerial conference and international trade exhibition at the Kigali Convention and Exhibition Village, Kigali, Republic of Rwanda on 17th May 2018. The ministerial conference considered the report and recommendations of the 2nd EAC regional e-health and telemedicine workshop that was held from 15th to 16th May 2018 at the same venue.

The Ministers noted that the 2nd eHealth conference was building on the 1st Conference that was convened by the EAC Secretariat in Kigali, Rwanda in 2010, in collaboration with Partner States. The meeting recalled that the regional agenda to invest in e-Government which incorporates e-Health was approved by the 13th Ordinary Meeting of the EAC Heads of State that was held in 2006.

The Ministers further recalled that the 19th Ordinary Summit of the EAC Heads of States held in Kampala, Uganda on 23rd February 2018 approved nine health sector investment priorities for the period 2018 to 2028 and that one of the priority areas is Investment in e-health and that most of the other eight priorities heavily incorporate aspects of e-health.