Working closely with the I.T Department at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra, Computer Science graduates Aaron Tamakloe '24 and Jochebed Afua Basil '24 redesigned the hospital's information system, The focus was on helping hospital teams manage patient and staff records and daily operations more efficiently and securely.
“This work is incredibly useful,” shared Benjamin Bello, I.T Manager at the Hospital. “It’s impressive that they were able to create something that can actually be implemented here at Korle Bu.”
Benjamin Bello was intrigued when he received a call from Ashesi student Jochebed Basil ’24 with questions about building effective healthcare management systems.
Bello, the IT Manager for the Accident and Emergency Centre at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra, believed that the existing system he managed could benefit from improvements in user experience, and the student had some promising ideas.
Jochebed and her project partner, Aaron Tsatsu Tamakloe ’24 —both computer science majors— had chosen to focus their senior-year project on the healthcare industry. Through their research on hospital bed provision challenges as part of the Reach Alliance program, they explored solutions in collaboration with Korle Bu’s IT Office. The project expanded into developing a comprehensive health information management system.
After months of virtual collaboration with Bello, the student team produced M’ayaresa (a Twi phrase which means “My Healing”). The system is designed to help Korle Bu’s staff manage patient and staff records and daily operations more efficiently and securely.
Bello helped the students navigate gaps in their knowledge, connecting them with nurses, doctors, and other Korle-Bu staff to ensure the system met the specific needs of the healthcare environment.
The project, completed by the students, was recognized as one of the Computer Science and Information Systems Department’s best Applied Projects.
“This work is incredibly useful,” says Bello. “It’s impressive that they were able to create something that can actually be implemented here at Korle Bu.”
Source: Ashesi University