Clinician Mark at Matuwa Clinic using EMR4DW to treat a patient with high blood pressure

When I visited Bumwalukani and Matuwa Clinics, Uganda, last November, I was amazed to discover patients being well treated for high blood pressure in the clinic. In the past all energies have been aimed at treating severe illness like malaria and dysentery.
The EMR4DW medical record system requires blood pressure to be measured on all adult patients as a routine check when they attend the clinic. As a result this has highlighted patients with high blood pressure, who had no symptoms and were not previously aware. High blood pressure puts patients at risk of stroke and heart disease. The clinics use an affordable but effective treatment. Blood pressure results are listed on each patients record in chronological order, enabling staff to compare pre and post treatment results and ensure their blood pressure treatment is working. It also identifies when prescriptions have not been requested or missed.
The fact that high blood pressure is being identified, monitored and treated by nurses in the clinic is a direct result of using EMR4DW electronic medical recording system.
This is health prevention using EMR4DW.