Health Informatics and data analytics expert Aishat Salami has called for deeper collaboration among healthcare institutions, government agencies, and technology leaders to enhance data security and drive smarter decision-making across the healthcare ecosystem.
Speaking at a recent health innovation dialogue, Salami emphasized that the future of healthcare will be defined by how effectively organizations integrate technology, data, and policy frameworks to deliver safer, high-quality care and improve patient outcomes.
“Health data has become one of the most valuable and sensitive resources in modern society,” Salami said. “Protecting it requires more than compliance – it demands collaboration, foresight, and a shared responsibility among all stakeholders in the healthcare chain.”
A vocal advocate for healthcare analytics transformation, Salami highlighted that the rapid digitization of healthcare offers unprecedented opportunities to predict disease patterns, enhance patient care, and inform national health strategies. She cautioned, however, that fragmented systems and weak data governance leave institutions vulnerable to breaches, inefficiencies, and loss of critical information.
Salami stressed that strengthening collaboration among regulators, healthcare providers, and data experts is essential to ensuring health systems remain both innovative and secure. “Governments must not only regulate but also create environments that enable safe and intelligent data use,” she said. “Health institutions must in turn, adopt advanced analytics and governance frameworks to safeguard data integrity and reinforce patients’ trust.
She urged organizations to integrate security and analytics considerations into every stage of digital transformation lifecycle – from data collection and storage to reporting and research. According to Salami, a proactive approach can reduce vulnerabilities, improve clinical accuracy, and enhance responsiveness in crises, such as disease outbreaks.
“Healthcare analytics is not just about numbers,” she added. “It’s about transforming those numbers into insights that save lives, improve policy, and optimize systems.”
Salami further emphasized the importance of ongoing training and investment in data literacy across healthcare teams, noting that human expertise remains the most critical layer of data security. “Technology is only as strong as the people using it. Cultivating a culture of data awareness, ethics, and accountability is key to sustaining digital health progress,” she said.
Her remark highlights a growing global consensus that the future of healthcare innovation depends on cross-sector collaboration, ethical data practices, and the ability to transform complex data into actionable intelligence – ultimately strengthening public health resilience.
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