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Utilizing Health Workforce Information and Mobile Phone Technology in Uganda 3 January 2012

The Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners’ Council (UMDPC) recently launched a new mobile directory, which provides information Ugandans can use to seek health services from qualified health workers at qualified facilities. By combining health workforce data with mobile phone technology, the system also allows council staff and health facility managers to easily verify health professionals’ [...]

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Regional iHRIS Champion Visits to Share Successes 2 September 2011

Professor Kayode Odusote works with countries in West Africa to effectively track, manage, and plan their health workforce using our open source iHRIS software. He recently traveled from his home country of Nigeria to share his successes and lessons learned at several meetings. 
Until last December, Professor Odusote was the director of human resources for health for the West [...]

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New Publication Highlights Value of Open Source Health Applications 16 August 2011

A new CapacityPlus Voices, “Improving health systems with the power of open source,” highlights the value of free, open source health information systems such as our iHRIS Suite.
Read the publication to find out how Dr. Alvin Marcelo plans to use iHRIS along with other health applications, like DHIS 2 (a district health management system), to improve [...]

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