3. Health Informatics

Department Introduction

The Department of Health Informatics in Women University, Swabi, KP, Pakistan was established in Fall 2020. The department offers a BS program at present according to the growing national and international demand and will initiate Masters and PhD programs in the near future.

Health Informatics is a highly interdisciplinary and rapidly emerging discipline that connects people, technology, and data to sustain, restore, and improve quality of life. It bridges Information Technology and Health through practical applications using diverse technologies and tools. The department aims to optimize technology to capture and manage health information and to prepare students for positions in health care, leadership, and research.

Vision

The vision of the Department of Health Informatics is to be recognized both nationally and internationally as a quality producer of health informatics professionals equipped with attitudes and principles that encourage lifelong learning and ethical behavior in a rapidly evolving profession.

Mission

The mission of the Department of Health Informatics is to discover, educate and broadly disseminate fundamental knowledge needed to ensure accessibility, accuracy, availability, integrity, and security of patient health information.