Cost is not the win it first appears to be to the newcomer to open source. Thankfully, countries appear to be recognizing this. In one country’s recent public sector eHealth workshop, the attendees recommended to the health system leadership that they ‘encourage, coordinate and support’ more use of open source for several reasons. [...]
DataDyne’s EpiSurveyor is one of the most usable and adaptable mHealth applications. Whether you are tracking health supplies, ART compliance, or disease incidence, EpiSurveyor can be quickly customized and applied to most health data collection efforts. DataDyne’s commitment to Open Source technologies and Open Standards are commendable and essential to the sustainability and adaptability [...]
While Africa has not developed the extensive wired infrastructure of the “Global North,” they have managed to leapfrog wired technology to an unprecedented adoption of mobile phones. According to the UN Foundation, fully 64% of mobile users are in the developing world, and 80% of the world’s population now live in an area with mobile [...]
Dykki Settle is the team leader of the HRIS Strengthening team for the Capacity Project. Over the last five years, this team has developed iHRIS, a suite of open-source human resources for health software, strengthened health worker information systems, and started building a comprehensive picture of the health workforce in nine countries in sub-Saharan Africa. In 2008, Dykki became Director of eHealth for the Capacity Project, where he continues to support IntraHealth's global eHealth activities.