The DREAM Project
Sub-Saharan Africa could soon have medical records of people living with HIV and AIDS patients run electronically, thanks to The DREAM Project which now operates within the framework of the national...
View ArticleARV Down Referral Patient Management System
Down Referral is a mechanism to increase access to care for large numbers of patients requiring Anti-RetroViral (ARV) therapy. Down referral to primary health care sites often ensures that patients...
View ArticleNational Health Information System in South Africa –“Mission Impossible”
Opinion by Ivo Vegter via ITWeb (excerpts only) Speaking at this year’s GovTech Conference, the CIO of the Department of Health, Dr Shaheen Khotu, gave a bewildering presentation. His subject was the...
View ArticleHealth Informatics grants
The Fogarty International Center, part of the US National Institutes of Health, today announced it will award more than $9.23 million to eight global health informatics programs over the next five...
View ArticleHealth early warning system for East Africa still in the pipeline
East African Community ministers responsible for social development met in Bujumbura in October and urged the fast-tracking of an integrated e-health regional information network to identify, confirm...
View ArticleSMS-based drug supply management pilot nears completion
A pilot malaria drugs supply management project called “SMS for Life” has Tanzanian authorities excited over its potential. The project, which brings together IBM, Novartis, Vodafone and the Roll Back...
View ArticleTanzania seeks to strengthen HIV Health Management Information System
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, on behalf of the Tanzanian Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MOHSW), is currently tendering for a major revamp of the country’s information systems...
View ArticleNew public health laboratory network for East Africa
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved US$63.66 million to create a unique regional network of 25 public health laboratories across Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and Rwanda. This network...
View ArticleMobile Health Technology in Rwanda
The Rwanda Ministry of Health is investing in mobile health (mHealth) technology. In August 2009, the Ministry launched an mHealth (M-Ubuzima) initiative to support community health workers in maternal...
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