Too much at stake. Privacy, funding and abuse of the system. We dont even have decent eGvt in place. Majority of the websites/systems currently running or trying to run are in shambles. Why would such a project prosper with all the mess around for us to see? Plus if it goes to tender, we all know where it will go to. And who will fund it? Do we really need it? What are the benefits to the society? We cannot even supply free ARV drugs to the general populace. The basics of the health system don't exist at all. So what the doctor knows the patient's health history. Are the drugs available? Ambulances to ferry patients? The wards to admit the patients?
We could have a credit checking system in place now to vet current and future debtors but 5 years ago we could because we did not have credit facilities in place in retail outlets. Econet can now push more mobile services to the general populace now because they have ground work in place to do so. But certainly not a health system to collect and store patient data from across the various many dysfunctional hospitals and clinics.
Good idea but at the wrong time.