Darlene

Art Enthusiast | Healthtech | SDG 3 Advocate | Utester | @curarecare

[Darlene @Darlene_dono]

@awscloud When aren’t you implementing the tax reforms approved by the gov of Ghana reducing VAT from 21% to 20%?
We're still being charged 21% VAT, Why?

[Darlene @Darlene_dono]

@mohgovgh We’re watching.

[Darlene @Darlene_dono]

This is why monopoly of any sort is very bad. This isn’t the first time this sort of issues happened. Yet every year @MTNGhana always has the same issue which goes on for days. What exactly is the cause of these issues? Tell us!

[Darlene @Darlene_dono]

Imagine AT&T always having buggy deployment which causes financial loss to the company and stresses their customers for 2 days straight. Their shares would have tanked and many devs probably fired, but here we are from @MTNGhana always having the same issues each year.

[Darlene @Darlene_dono]

They’ll come here with their usual and stupid “our technical teams are working to resolve the issue”. Question is what is the actual cause of this consistent issue. You’re a publicly traded company now so you owe the Ghanaian people an explanation @MTNGhana

[Darlene @Darlene_dono]

A publicly traded company, their shares should be tanking now and major tech leads must be fired for this consistent blunder. People can’t make momo transactions because of this persistent issues.

[Darlene @Darlene_dono]

@BongoIdeas Settings kingpin

[Curare @curarecare]

At Curare, we understand that healthcare never sleeps and neither do we.
From technical support to seamless operations, Curare Pro is here for your facility 24/7, whenever and wherever you need us.
Because your patients depend on you...
And you can depend on Curare.

#curarecares

[Curare @curarecare]

👨🏾‍🌾🌾👩🏿‍🌾 Happy Farmers’ Day!

Today, we celebrate the heroes who work tirelessly to grow the food that keeps our families and communities healthy. Farmers are powerful, resilient, and essential — and we honour every seed planted, and every harvest that sustains us.
Ayekoo!

[Darlene @Darlene_dono]

@xghana_ CareVoucher saves you from all this hussle just dial *899*300#. Instant redemption, no wahala

[Curare @curarecare]

Your medical and wellness essentials, now easier than ever.
Redeem your CareVoucher at any Prime Pharmacy branch. Dial *899*300#. Give care. Empower care.

[Darlene @Darlene_dono]

This week we completed onboarding of new providers on CareVoucher. 1 month 2 weeks since lunch, 25 partner facilities, 60signups. CareVoucher is currently available on USSD *899*300#

[Darlene @Darlene_dono]

@mrgnsports 😂😂😂

[Darlene @Darlene_dono]

7th May 2019 — 11 months into my role at MTN Ghana, I received the Star Award for high performance.

Even then, my mind was made up — it was time to move on and chase my dream.

Today, I’m still building — this time in public with @curarecare . 🚀

[Darlene @Darlene_dono]

Well said, we need a national digital health policy with focus on standards and interoperability. I’m pleased to know it’s a real Ghanaian developed app but still the monopoly part kills the progress.

[Alfred @CallmeAlfredo]

Lightwave was introduced by administrative fiat under the previous administration to displace all existing providers of electronic medical records solutions. Now, the new administration is also planning to displace Lightwave by administrative fiat and impose the Ghana Health Information Management System. Essentially, all that’s being done is replacing one vendor with another in typical Ghanaian policymaking fashion, while the underlying issues remain unresolved.

The decision to impose Lightwave effectively created a monopoly over electronic medical records in Ghana. Having a monopoly in this space means creating a single point of failure. Local developers who had spent years building their own solutions were forced out. Replacing Lightwave with the Ghana Health Information Management System only reinforces that monopoly. We shouldn’t be confused by claims that it’s state-owned. The Ghana Card is supposedly state-owned too, yet the state cannot operate it without the private vendor.

What lessons are we learning from this fiasco to ensure that the next change in government doesn’t trigger yet another change in vendor and further disruptions to e-health services? We’ve already heard reports of a return to manual record keeping. The Ministry said it had to reconstruct data because Lightwave refused to hand it over.

We are also now learning that Lightwave was paid 77 percent of the contract amount for completing less than 50 percent of the work. Why must it always take a change in government for the Ghanaian taxpayer to learn about such issues? There are clearly deep governance and policy failures, ones that don’t automatically get fixed by changing vendors. But Ghanaian policymakers always seem to take the easy route, enriching cronies in the process.

[Darlene @Darlene_dono]

@mohgovgh Please let it not be centered around one vendor again, there are a lot of local vendors ready to work with the MOH, the days of monopoly must be over as well

[Darlene @Darlene_dono]

@NHIS_Ghana More collaboration is needed with vendors to curb illegal charges. It all starts on the system.

[Darlene @Darlene_dono]

@Bridget_Otoo Good news all day

[Darlene @Darlene_dono]

@FelixKwakyeOfo1 I hope we’re not repeating the same monopoly tact’s here again

[Darlene @Darlene_dono]

Curare Pro – helps hospitals manage care seamlessly.

CareVoucher – helps people afford care, no insurance needed.

We’re building the future of health access in Ghana — one line of code, one partnership, one small win at a time.

[Darlene @Darlene_dono]

In 2016, my aunt had an asthma & BP emergency.
At the hospital, her folder was missing — care delayed.

That moment changed everything.

Today, I’m building @curarecare , publicly.

Two products, one mission: make care work better.