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First GNU Health Academia in United Nations University

24 Friday Jun 2011

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I’m happy to announce that the GNU Health Academy will be inaugurated next June 27th 2011 with a very special host, the United Nations University (UNU), in Kuala Lumpur.

The UNU International Institute for Global Health (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) undertakes research, capacity development and dissemination of knowledge related to key issues of human health. The aim is to contribute to the development and strengthening of health services policy frameworks and management actions, particularly for people in developing countries, and to support implementation of promotive and preventive approach to human health [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_University ]

I will be training the UNU personnel, which are our local partners in Asia. The UNU – IIGH will train local health proffessionals in the use of GNU Health, the Free Health and Hospital Information System.

As I said in a previous post, this is another example of how free software can leverage the resources to help the developing countries. Many thanks to Mr Nurhizam Safie Mohd Satar who is leading the MEDICAL integration project at the United Nations University – International Institute for Global Health (IIGH).

This common effort will increase the amount of physicians using Free Software, and we will all benefit with their valuable feedback.

About the United Nations University :

The UN University is dedicated to the generation and transfer of knowledge, and the strengthening of individual and institutional capacities in furtherance of the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations.

The mission of UN University is to contribute, through collaborative research, capacity development, and advisory services to efforts to resolve the pressing global problems of human survival, development and welfare that are the concern of the United Nations, its Peoples and Member States.

Web Page : http://www.unu.edu

About GNU Health

GNU Health (formerly known as “Medical”) is a free (GPL license), Health and Hospital Information System that provides the following functionality :
  • Electronic Medical Record (EMR)
  • Hospital Information System (HIS)
  • Health Information System
Medical is part of GNU Solidario ( http://gnusolidario.org/en ) . GNU Solidario is a NGO that delivers education and health solutions with free software.


Governments hosting Medical through their portals :
 

Kisiizi Hospital – to Implement Medical and OpenERP

09 Thursday Dec 2010

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Kisiizi Hospital is located in the Republic of Uganda in Western region near the boarder of DR congo. Kisiizi Hospital treats about 300,000 residents with the nearest hospital nearly 100 kilometers away, in Kabaale, it serves as a health haven for most residents who can barely afford pain killers. 
With support from many well wishers from UK, the hospital also trains Nurses at the Nursing school, these in turn are employed at the hospital. The hospital generates its own power through a hydro power plant. Its capacity is 250 beds. 
We at Geomaqs Technologies Ltd are helping the hospital implement a management Information System based on openerp. 
We would like to adopt medical as a HIS/MRS. Are there any members who have functional modules for openerp 5.0.14, reply mokongo@geomaqs.com 
*Note t hat q is Q in my mail.

Michael Okongo Sangoro
Kampala, Uganda

Getting ready for IWEEE 2010 Brazil

10 Friday Sep 2010

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We have a date for IWEEE 2010 Brazil !
The biannual International Workshop on e-Health in Emerging Economies – IWEEE – will be held at Latinoware, in Foz do Iguaçu.

The slogan for this event is “e-Health for all” (not just for the elite).
Some of the topics will be :

– Current government efforts on public health
– The rise of type 2 Diabetes in developing countries
– Free software in the health sector
– e-Health on rural areas
– Telemedicine
– Prevention of poverty-related diseases and epidemics using Free Software
– Work on the LDC (Least Developed Countries)

We want to have you there and share your experiences with us. Please check the instructions on IWEEE (http://www.iweee.org/2010-brasil/contact.html) and send us your paper !
You will also get to see all the Latinoware events with the same ticket.
I would like to thank Cesar Brod, Corinto Meffe and the Latinoware sponsors for inviting me over, and giving us the space for IWEEE. 

Hope to see you all in the beautiful Foz do Iguaçú !

Main site : http://www.iweee.org

CHOS project presentation in Las Palmas

16 Tuesday Mar 2010

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by Luis Falcon

My presentation in Las Palmas is now at:

 

I am seeking partners interested to participate in the component they would like to work on in the scope of:
 

Feel free to send your critics and suggestions.

Who of you could come to the MEDETEL conference on 14-16 April 2010 in Luxemburg, the annual conference of the ISFT, http://www.isft.net/ ?
Thomas did prepare an excellent FLOSS track as you can see at :

GNU Solidario on the News / GNU Solidario en la Prensa

08 Monday Mar 2010

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by Luis Falcon

(versión en español al final)

Dear all
Let me share two articles from the local spanish newspaper “Canarias 7”. They talk about IWEEE, an interview to Dr Agudelo and the project GNU Solidario.
You can download them from the following links :
Hope you like them !

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Queridos amigos
He publicado dos artículos del períodico español “Canarias 7” que hablan sobre el proyecto GNU Solidario, IWEEE y una entrevista al Dr. Bernardo Agudelo.
Espero que les guste !

Impressions from IWEEE 2010

18 Thursday Feb 2010

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by Luis Falcon

The first International Workshop on e-Health for Emerging Economies – IWEEE 2010 – has been a success.
In these three days, we have had the oportunity to learn the reality from personalities coming all different parts the world: Uganda, Canada, Belgium, United States, Rwanda, Spain, Argentina, Colombia, Germany and Switzerland.
We heard Ans de Jager (War Child) talking about the need of energy for the kids in Northern Uganda; Carlos Travieso (ULPGC) using biometrics to identify aborigins in Costa Rica for Medical purposes; Pedro Herranz (Caritas) explaining the huge gap among the “North and the South”; Dr Caminero discussing the links between poberty and tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS; Cesar Brod and Corinto Meffe (Brazilian Government) talked about how free software is being used in the public sector. Dr. Moses Isyagi explained how they’ve been doing telepathology in rural areas of Uganda. Dr Carmen Martín (Red Cross) talked about the efforts being made to help the elderly and the people with special needs. 

On the technical side, Mark Höller and Thomas Karopka (German IT Center) talked about adapting Medical for Nursing and the need for convergence. Norman Young (Clear Canvas) showed us a demo how open source is working in the field of Radiology. Raúl Zambrano (United Nations) talked about the rol of the United Nations Development Program and the importance of free software as a public good. Rayco and Alfonso García (ULPGC – OSL) talked about the COREi project. We had the visit of Dr. Bernardo Agudelo and Juan José Vélez, from the University of Antioquía, Colombia, who demo the use of free software in a red-code protocol. Dr. Etienne Saliez explain the need of having a working group that include multi-disciplinary team of doctors and scientists. 

Finally I talked about our NGO, GNU Solidario, and the Medical project in Latin America, Africa and Asia.

The slogan for this congress was “The Human Factor”, a key concept missing from many of other e-Health events. IWEEE 2010 has been focused on the human factor, considering that health is a human right, and that all the contributing factors – education, access to technology, employment, nutrition, family affection, energy, peace, … – must be also met in order to have healthy individuals and societies. The round table discussion among the multi-disciplinary representatives (NGOs, government, church and UN) gave all the participants the opportunity not only to expose their realities, but to discuss possible solutions to the most urgent needs.
Organizing an event like IWEEE is a great challenge, and, even though we had been working non-stop for a year there where high expectations that we had to deliver. Finally, I must say that those expectations have been met, and that we have been asked to organize IWEEE 2011, again in Canary Islands, which we have already started to do. My gratitude to Fundación La Caixa, the University of Las Palmas (specially to Fernando Real ), Consejería de Sanidad (who provided the Hospital Auditorium) , Colegio de Médicos de Las Palmas, Gran Canaria Turism and Innovation Bureau, Cabildo de Gran Canaria ( specially to Carmelo Ramírez ) and to Juan Montero from UNESCO. 

My gratitude goes to all of you who have participated and donated your time, experience and knowledge, putting them in the hands who need it most. I’m looking forward to seeing you again in IWEEE 2011.