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 Digital Pens for Health Workers in Tanzania

Technical hospital advisor

testing a digital pen in
Arusha, Tanzania

In Africa, as in most other regions throughout the world, it is still standard practice for doctors
and nurses to keep handwritten patient files. However, these files can easily become lost and, if
patient data has to be transferred from one medical institution to another, the files can take a long
time to arrive.

eLearning Africa  presented solutions to this problem. In Tanzania, for example, health workers
are using “digital pens”. The pens automatically convert doctors’ or nurses’ handwritten notes
into digital files, which are easier to share and archive. They also take up less space.
According to Pauline Kimollo from the Christian Social Services Commission (CSSC), applying
these technologies helps to reduce the time spent at dispensaries or health centres while also
preventing the theft of receipts and medicines.