News & Updates

IntraHealth invests in iHRIS and a full spectrum of digital solutions to support universal health access. Learn more about our progress through our news and updates.

No Health Care without Health Workers

This post originally appeared on the Capacity Plus blog . With the post-Millennium Development Goals aim of universal health coverage, major external donors will find themselves increasingly constrained in meeting the needs of developing countries. They are seeking ways to generate greater health value from the limited funds available. The Center for Global Development (CGD) has been looking into this question, and will be issuing an important...

Guatemala Adopts iHRIS to Manage Health Workforce

Guatemala is the newest country to adopt the open source iHRIS software for tracking, managing, and planning the health workforce.The USAID-funded and IntraHealth International-led Central America Capacity Project is providing technical assistance to the Guatemala Ministry of Health and Social Services to implement iHRIS Manage, the application for managing employed health workers, and to roll it out nationally.More than 40,000 health worker...

iHRIS Academy 2013 at the University of Dar-es-Salaam

The University of Dar-es-Salaam is pleased to host iHRIS Academy 2013 (12 Aug 2013 - 16 Aug 2013 ). This advanced course on iHRIS Manage 4.1 is intended for software developers and systems administrators who want to get a better functional understanding of iHRIS Manage and advanced Linux commands. The course will be held August 12-16, 2013, at the University of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania.

Analyze Business Processes Before Automating Them: An iHRIS Manage Case Study

Over the years, automation of business processes has become more and more common. More often than not, organizations dive into automation hoping that, by itself, will improve performance, reduce costs, and ensure quality. While those are attainable goals, they are rarely achieved. The reason for this lack of results is often related to a single painful issue: Automating inefficient, outdated processes produces automated inefficiency. Many process...

Growing Technology Eco-Systems at SwitchPoint 2013

On April 19 and 20 in Saxpahaw, North Carolina, IntraHealth International convened the second annual SwitchPoint Conference, Retreat and Concert. SwitchPoint is conceived not as just another conference, but as an entirely new approach to solving the world's most pressing problems. It brings together innovators and experts in technology, communications, development, global health, the arts, and business to spark new connections, unusual...

Job Posting: Senior Informatics Advisor

IntraHealth International is seeking a Senior Informatics Advisor to become a part of the iHRIS team. This position is open to be based in Chapel Hill, NC, Washington, DC, or internationally.This position will lead and support IntraHealth and CapacityPlus efforts in health workforce informatics, with a health worker-centered approach to the availability and use of high-quality information and communities for better health. Leadership areas will...

Announcing the Release of iHRIS 4.1.6, Now with Self-Service Support for iHRIS Qualify

We are pleased to announce the release of iHRIS Manage and iHRIS Qualify 4.1.6. Key components of the iHRIS platform of software, iHRIS Manage maintains health worker deployment, performance, and attrition information while iHRIS Qualify tracks training, certification, and licensure. Download the latest versions and get installation instructions.New features to highlight in this release include: Self-Service support for iHRIS Qualify Data...

Join Us at Switchpoint Conference, Retreat, and Concert on April 19-20

A production of IntraHealth International, SwitchPoint is an unusual gathering of global thinkers and doers merging ideas, sharing breakthroughs, and finding solutions to save lives in the developing world. One of the main goals of the gathering is to challenge participants to think across boundaries, and think about channeling ingenuity in every field toward the fast moving and challenging work of global health. SwitchPoint encourages...

Workshops Held for the Implementation of iHRIS in the Guatemala Ministry of Health

Two workshops were held in March for the Guatemala Ministry of Health as part of the implementation process of iHRIS Manage there. Guatemala is on the cusp of launching the first iHRIS implementation in Central and South American region. The system once implemented will enable the Ministry of Health to manage data on 34,000 health workers.The first workshop, led by Central America/Caribbean iHRIS Regional Leader Marino Holguin, kicked off the two...

Spanish iHRIS Administrator eLearning Course Now Available

The HRH Global Resource Center has launched iHRIS Administrador Nivel 1, a Spanish version of the "iHRIS Administrator - Level I" course that has over 600 registered learners. This course provides instructions on the basic skill set needed to administer and customize CapacityPlus's human resources information system software, iHRIS Manage and iHRIS Qualify.As with all courses on the GRC eLearning Platform, iHRIS Administrador is low-bandwidth...