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OpenMRS Conference in Uganda Redefines Global Health IT Collaboration

Hundreds of developers and health experts gathered in Uganda this past December to attend the OpenMRS Implementers conference. This event has in many ways redefined the global health IT landscape. This is the first OpenMRS conference that has been officially sponsored by the government of a nation, setting the stage for future conferences that can bring together open source developers and government officials to build national health IT solutions. Read More »

Uganda: Government Embraces Open Source Electronic Medical Records System

Emmanuel Ainebyoona | All Africa | December 10, 2016

The Ministry of Health has introduced an electronic medical records system to, among other things, track patients' history countrywide. The system targets patients who visit both public and private health facilities around the country. Under the new initiative, an individual's medical information can be electronically shared from one department to another while observing confidentiality. The government has started with HIV/Aids patients, but will later enroll it to all clinical aspects of medicine to boost the referral system...

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