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Video: A West African Perspective on Open Source

Sarah Dwyer & Carol Bales | GlobalHealthTalk | November 7, 2011

Kayode Odusote talks about how he's helping West African countries with their health workforce information systems, and why using open source software is vital to success. Proprietary solutions just do not work well for these countries that are resource constrained. The video taped interview is available on You Tube's GlobalHealthTalk Channel. Read More »

Open Access Africa 2011

Event Details
Type: 
Conference
Date: 
October 25, 2011 (All day) - October 26, 2011 (All day)
Link: 
http://www.biomedcentral.com/developingcountries/events/openaccessafrica
Location: 
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology Kumasi
Ghana

Open Access Africa 2011, now in its second year, will once again bring together researchers, librarians and funding bodies to discuss the benefits of open access publishing in an African context. Read More »

Idlelo 2012

Event Details
Type: 
Conference
Date: 
March 19, 2012 (All day) - March 23, 2012 (All day)
Link: 
IDLELO 5
Location: 
Abuja
Nigeria

The primary goal of the IDLELO 5 conference is to increase the awareness, integration and adoption of free and open source software (FOSS) in Africa.  The theme of the IDLELO 5 conference emphasizes how FOSS solutions are being used to achieve Millennium Development Goals (MDG) by 2015. Whether we work as individuals or with a multilateral or bilateral donor, an international corporation, consultancy or nonprofit group, members of the community should all be contributing toward an unprecedented worldwide effort to reach the Millennium Development Goals by 2015.

The conference will be chaired by Mrs Omobola Johnson, Honourable Minister of Communication Technology of the Federal Republich of Nigeria. The Free Software and Open Source Foundation for Africa - FOSSFA, IDLELO and the national host - the Open Source Foundation of Nigeria (OSFON) have rolled out a package to take care of all intending participants.

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Open Access Africa 2012

Event Details
Type: 
Conference
Date: 
November 4, 2012 (All day) - November 5, 2012 (All day)
Link: 
Open Access Africa 2012
Location: 
University of Cape Town Cape Town
South Africa

Hosted by BioMed Central, Open Access Africa 2012, now in its third year, will bring together researchers, librarians, university administrators, funders and other key decision-makers to discuss the benefits of open access publishing in an African context. Read More »

Health Informatics South Africa Conference (HISA)

Event Details
Type: 
Conference
Date: 
July 3, 2013 (All day) - July 5, 2013 (All day)
Link: 
http://hisa.nmmu.ac.za/
Location: 
Port Elizabeth
South Africa

The Health Informatics South Africa Conference (HISA 2013) will be held in Port Elizabeth, South Africa on 3 – 5 July 2013.  This is a South African Health Informatics Association (SAHIA) event hosted by the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU). Read More »

Africa Healthcare Summit 2014

Event Details
Type: 
Conference
Date: 
February 20, 2014 (All day) - February 21, 2014 (All day)
Link: 
http://www.africahealthcaresummit.com/
Location: 
The Royal Garden Hotel, London
United Kingdom
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The Africa Healthcare Summit 2014 is the only event of its kind to bring large delegations of government ministers, senior hospital directors and healthcare professionals to Europe to network with international healthcare experts, investors and solution providers.

Whilst healthcare development in Africa has been long overdue, fast-paced economic growth is the driving force behind the huge recent increase in investment. It is estimated that Sub-Saharan Africa’s healthcare market will rocket to $35 billion by 2016, this figure is set to increase even further in the year’s ahead fuelled by both domestic & international investment and an ever-increasing demand for healthcare. Read More »