News & Updates

The Department of Health, Government of Bihar and the Department of Health Family Welfare, Government of Jharkhand are working towards strengthening their Health Human Resources Information System (HRIS) in order to improve HR planning and management.IntraHealth International, Inc. is seeking an Senior Open Source Developer to work with the IT team of Department of Health (DoH) and the State Health Society, Bihar (SHSB) and Department of Health &...

The Ideas/Features request list for the iHRIS software has been updated on our wiki. There are now polls in each section so you can vote on which features you would most like to see completed first. The broad areas where we would like to develop new functions are: core system improvements; modules; reporting; country implementations; and non-iHRIS ideas. One vote is allowed per section. Please vote on your top-priorities so we know which new...

Our team is seeking an Open Source Community Manager. This position is open to be based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Washington, DC, or International, though the Chapel Hill location is of highest preference.The Open Source Community Manager is responsible for ensuring successful collaboration and cooperation with IntraHealth Global Informatics open source communities to strengthen country ownership and sustainability of the iHRIS open source...

The World Health Organization (WHO) included iHRIS in its 2012 compendium of innovative health technologies. The compendium includes more than 30 eHealth solutions and medical devices selected for their suitability for use in low-resource settings.The WHO compendium is designed to raise awareness of the need for appropriate and affordable technologies and foster dialogue among governments, donors, technology developers, and other key stakeholders...

Countries need accurate health worker data in order to develop effective human resources for health (HRH) policies. A new diagnostic tool from the World Health Organization (WHO) helps policy makers gather information on the uses, type, and quality of HRH data available in countries at the institutional level. This information can be used to develop policies and identify resources for strengthening human resources information systems (HRIS)...

IntraHealth International's Laura Hoemeke provides a health worker perspective on the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010, recently published by The Lancet. She shares how technologies are helping improve health outcomes worldwide: At IntraHealth, we work closely with governments to help build better data systems that allow countries to not only count their health workforces but also to plan for their future needs. Take the iHRIS Suite, for...

Here is a printable handout in PDF format describing all the French tools and resources available from Capacity Plus, including iHRIS Manage and iHRIS Qualify. Besides French, both iHRIS Manage and Qualify have been translated into Dutch, Estonian, Malian French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish, Swahili, and Tagalog. All language versions are available in the free iHRIS software download.

IntraHealth International is seeking an iHRIS Developer to be based in the Africa region. Read the full job details and apply online here.This position is responsible for developing new modules and customizing implementations for the suite of iHRIS software products and increasing the in-country capacity to maintain and customize these systems through mentorship and formal training, and capacity building of individuals and institutions. The...

We've come a long way over the past 40 years in preventing and treating infectious diseases. The number of child deaths now drops every year. And malnutrition is causing fewer deaths than in the past, too. However, more young people and middle-aged adults are suffering—and dying—from disease and injury. Non-communicable diseases have become the leading cause of death and disability worldwide. The Lancet published these results last week in The...

The WHO Health Workforce Information Reference Group (HIRG) has released a new country assessment tool on the sources and uses of human resources (HRH) for health data, which is an adapted version of the instrument included in our HRIS Strengthening Toolkit. This diagnostic tool contains questions intended to gather information on the uses, types, and quality of data on HRH at the institutional level in countries. This step is critical to...