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Non Government Organization (NGO)

Non-government organizations (NGO) are usually non-profit charitable organizations or foundations supporting open source and health IT projects and activities.

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Public Health Institute

http://www.phi.org/

The Public Health Institute (PHI) is an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting health, well-being and quality of life for people throughout California, across the nation and around the world. Read More »

Public Library of Science (PLoS)

The Public Library of Science (PLoS) is a non-profit publisher and advocacy organization. Their mission is to accelerate progress in science and medicine by leading a transformation in research communication. Everything they publish is 'open access' - freely available online for anyone to use.

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Regenstrief Institute

http://www.regenstrief.org

Regenstrief Institute medical informatics research scientists comprise one of the largest medical informatics physician brain trusts in the U.S. They conduct research to improve health care by improving the capture, analysis, content and delivery of the health information needed by patients, their healthcare providers, and policy makers. Read More »

ResearchGate

ResearchGate is a hub for a researcher's work, publications, contributions, skills, and interests. Started back in 2008, it now has over 3 million members. Scientists use the site to find collaborators for research, who may be hard to otherwise find, particularly in certain specific areas. Its goal is to help make scientific research more transparent. Read More »

Homepage: 
http://www.researchgate.net/

Ripple Foundation

Ripple Foundation is a clinically led team working towards and supporting the move to an open platform fit for 21st century health and care. Supporting open source, open standards and an open architecture that can be used worldwide.

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Robert Wood Johnson (RWJ) Foundation

http://www.rwjf.org/pioneer/

The mission of the Robert Wood Johnson (RWJ) Foundation is to improve the health and health care of all Americans. As the nation's largest philanthropy devoted solely to the public's health, the RWJ Foundation has a unique capability to confront the most pressing health and health care problems threatening society. Read More »

Sakai

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Sakai is a widely used open source Content Management System (CMS) and Collaboration and Learning Environment (CLE) software solution designed for education, research and related scholarly activities. Read More »

Saudi Association for Health Informatics (SAHI)

http://www.sahi.org.sa/index.php

The Saudi Association for Health Informatics (SAHI) was created with the primary objective of promoting the field of health informatics within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Read More »

Scholarly Publishing & Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC)

http://www.arl.org/sparc/index.shtml

Scholarly Publishing & Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC), is an international alliance of academic and research libraries working to correct imbalances in the scholarly publishing system. Developed by the Association of Research Libraries, SPARC has become a catalyst for change. Read More »

Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO)

Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO) is a model for cooperative electronic publishing of scientific journals on the Internet. Read More »

Homepage: 
http://www.scielo.org/php/index.php?lang=en

SocialCoding4Good

http://www.socialcoding4good.org/

The open source software developed by 'SocialCoding4Good' Project Partners addresses some of the most critical challenges facing the world today: civic engagement, crisis response, disaster relief, education, health, human rights, and poverty alleviation. The organization's partners are creating sustainable technology solutions to real problems faced by real people. Read More »

Society for Computing and Technology in Anesthesiology (SCATA)

http://www.scata.org.uk/

The Society for Computing and Technology in Anesthesia (SCATA) exists to promote research into the use of computing and technology in anaesthesia, the science related thereto, and to disseminate the useful results of such research. In addition, SCATA aims to promote and facilitate education and training in the areas of health IT and health information management. Read More »

Society for Participatory Medicine

https://openhealthnews.com/participatorymedicine

The Society for Participatory Medicine is a not-for-profit organization devoted to promoting the concept of participatory medicine, a movement in which networked patients shift from being mere passengers to responsible drivers of their health, and in which providers encourage and value them as full partners. Read More »

Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE)

http://www.sophe.org/EHEP/resources.cfm

SOPHE and the National Enviromental Health Promotion Network (NEHPN) are dedicated to promoting resources in the fields of environmental health and emergency preparedness. Read More »

Society for Simulation in Healthcare

http://ssih.org/

The Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH) seeks to improve performance and reduce errors in patient care through the use of simulation.  Established in 2004 by professionals using simulation for education, testing, and research in health care, SSH membership includes physicians, nurses, allied health and paramedical personnel, researchers, educators and developers from around the glob Read More »