OpenMRS is an open source medical records system or EMR with a global community.
On behalf of the entire OpenMRS community, we are thrilled to announce the 2018 OpenMRS Implementers’ Conference (#OMRS18) will be hosted in Nairobi Kenya, in association with HELINA 2018 (#HELINA2018), the biannual meeting of the Pan-African Health Informatics Association. Our hosts, the Kenya Ministry of Health, the Kenya Health Informatics Association (KeHIA – www.kehia.org)
Since 2017, OpenMRS has partnered with Andela to provide mentorship to its apprentices, who also contribute to the OpenMRS community by writing code. This mutually-beneficial partnership has given Andela real-world project examples and allowed the OpenMRS community to move forward many projects including: Addon Manager, Idgen UI OWA, Cohort Builder, Obs Management, Order Entry UI, Platform
Congratulations and a warm welcome to the 12 students selected for Google Summer of Code 2018, and extended thanks to our fantastic group of OpenMRS project mentor volunteers, as well as all students that submitted applications this year! A total of 1,264 students from 64 different countries have been accepted to work with more than
OpenMRS is delighted to announce Mpango Jonathan (@jmpango) as the Volunteer of the Month for March 2018! Mpango has served many roles in the OpenMRS community, serving on the planning committee for 2017’s OpenMRS Implementer’s Conference in Malawi and playing a large role in OpenMRS’s implementation and community in Uganda. Mpango is known for going
Global OpenMRS Community Met in Malawi for their Annual Implementers’ Conference “eHealth to promote evidence based health service delivery and interoperability” One hundred seventy five members of the worldwide OpenMRS community–representing 20 countries–met in Malawi this past December for the 2017 OpenMRS Implementers’ Conference. This event was the second consecutive year a national government sponsored
[metaslider id=”4319″] The Institute of Human Virology in Nigeria is launching OpenMRS Real-time Point of Care at University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (UATH) today. The facility is now officially paperless fully run by clinic staff, well trained on OpenMRS application. Way to go IHV Nigeria and OpenMRS community! Read more about IHV Nigeria on their
[metaslider id=”4319″] The Institute of Human Virology in Nigeria is launching OpenMRS Real-time Point of Care at University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (UATH) today. The facility is now officially paperless fully run by clinic staff, well trained on OpenMRS application. Way to go IHV Nigeria and OpenMRS community! Read more about IHV Nigeria on their
We are pleased to publish our third OpenMRS Annual Report. Your ongoing contributions to the community, together with your valuable input throughout the past years, has resulted in the vibrant community that we know as OpenMRS. This report is a snapshot of our work over the last year that is additive to the work that
Happy 2018! As we enter into OpenMRS’ fourteenth year, I am regularly reminded of the amazing power of community. It’s anywhere you look: from the hundreds of new code contributions to our code base by dozens of new contributors each month, to the hundreds of “helping hand” communications on our forums, to the tireless efforts
What’s Going On? Over 40 million people in developing countries are infected with diseases such as HIV/AIDS, multi-drug–resistant tuberculosis, and malaria. Outbreaks of Ebola and other viruses could threaten tens of millions more. The immense threats to global health equity require simple, easy to use, and cost effective healthcare systems and health IT. How is
