Possibility for improvement in Namibian health and drug development: eHealth security for fingerprint authentication

摘要

Background ： Electronic health (eHealth) records an important component of eHealth comprises more than eHealth records such as telemedicme and pharmacovigilance improve the quality of healthcare by-making patients' health information easily accessible, thereby improving efficiency and reducing the cost of healthcare service delivery, fingerprint authentication plays an essential role in the facilitation of eHealth through the fast, secure, accurate, and reliable identification of individuals. However, eHealth faces several security challenges that need to be addressed.丄、his study endeavors to evaluate the system of fingerprint authentication developed by Liquid Inc., and also, to evaluate some literatures reviews were conducted on eHealth focusing on the Namibian situations.Methods ：(1)A test developed by Liquid Inc. was used to evaluate Liquid Engine's system ot Imgerprint authentication.(2) Literature reviews were conducted on eHealth focusing on the Namibian situations; the shortage of resources in daily clinical practice as well as clinical trials.Results ：(1)It takes approximately 3 seconds to scan 5 million pieces of data for fingerprint authentication by Liquid Engine, and approximately 1,000 seconds by a competitor.(2) eHealth information can exist in three states: storage, transmission, and processing.(3) Methealth Namibia Administrators (Pty) Ltd currently provides administration services to >200,000 people in Namibia ana its Health SmartCard is a first of its kind m Africa.(4) eHealth can compensate for the shortage of medical doctors in Namibia by means of telemedicine enabling emergency medical intervention.(5) The Namibia Medicines Regulatory Council accepts New Drug Applications (NDAs) for Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) using clinical trial data of other countries only; a big issue in terms of drug safety. eHealth can be used for pharmacovigilance to improve such situations.Conclusion ：(1)The proposed Liquid Engine system with its unique patent can contribute to eHealth.(2) Namibia is an emerging country with great opportunities for remarkable economic growth following improvements in the provision of healthcare, drug development, and related legislation such as Good Clinical Practice.