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Rwandan OpenMRS Training course
The government of Rwanda has chosen to use OpenMRS as a national medical record system, used at all health facilities, as part of the country’s Vision…
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Open-Sourcing Aggregate Clinic-Level Health Data (Nyaya Health)
For a clinic providing free medicines, it is important to carefully define the scope of pharmaceuticals that are offered. This is necessary for…
statistical software
Hi, EpiData is free and referenced by STATA in their list of links but I’m not sure about the platform: http://www.epidata.dk/. STATA also mentions…
Text messages could hasten tuberculosis drug compliance (The Lancet)
This article briefly explores how mobile phone technologies can be used to improve tuberculosis treatment compliance. It suggests patient monitoring…
Financial Transparency for Global Health Delivery (Nyaya Health)
Our organization (nyayahealth.org) is experimenting with a public-access wiki to provide our line-by-line budget that is accessible to all. The public…
FrontlineSMS Initiative: Quantified Impact for Rural TB Program
Hi Dr. Singh, Thanks for the reply. If you're interested in the capabilities of FrontlineSMS, then check out www.frontlinesms.com. It's free software…
Wireless networking where electricity is scarce
Meraki Solar is shipping now: http://meraki.com/products_services/hardware/solar_overview/
Detecting influenza epidemics using search engine query data (Google.org)
Early detection is the first line of defense against any epidemic, including seasonal and pandemic influenza. One way to improve early detection is to…
Cost and implementation analysis of a personal digital assistant (PDA) system for laboratory data collection (Partners In Health - PIH)
SETTING: 126 public health centres and laboratories in Lima, Peru without internet OBJECTIVE: We have previously shown that a personal digital…
A web-based laboratory information system to improve quality of care of tuberculosis patients in Peru: functional requirements, implementation and usage statistics (BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making)
Background: Multi-drug resistant tuberculosis patients in resource-poor settings experience large delays in starting appropriate treatment and may not…
