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The International Federation for Information Processing’s (IFIP) flagship conference, World IT Forum (WITFOR), is organized in partnership with the Department of Information Technology, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India. The theme is information and communication technology (ICT) for sustainable human development. On April 18, iHRIS team member Dr. Carl Leitner will be a speaker in a session on ICT for...

The world needs approximately 4.3 million additional health workers. Africa alone needs 1.4 million more. Having the right number of health workers, however, is not enough. How can countries ensure their health workers are in the right positions to care for their populations, and how can countries plan for future needs? Picture this: the Ministry of Health asks the registrar at a nursing and midwifery council to provide the number of nurses...

In order to expand the global iHRIS development community, we are introducing a code bounty program. Code bounties are like the "microfinance" of the software development world. We break up the programming priorities into short-term development projects and offer small monetary awards, or bounties, to iHRIS developers to complete the work.A country’s health information system is continually evolving. There is no solution that we can offer now...

When developing software for different cultures, getting the language right can be a challenge. Here's one developer's take on that issue: Language as a Cultural Barrier in ICT4E Deployments | ICTWorks.

When developing software for different cultures, getting the language right can be a real challenge. Read: Language as a Cultural Barrier in ICT4E Deployments | ICTWorks.

April 9, 2012 Human Resources Information Systems: Using Health Worker Data to Improve Public Health Supply ChainsOnlineBeginning on April 9th, Capacity Plus’s Carl Leitner is moderating a discussion for the International Association of Public Health Logisticians ( IAPHL) on “Human Resources Information Systems: Using Health Worker Data to Improve Public Health Supply Chains.” Leitner will share his expertise on the topic and give an overview of...

Code Bounty: Botswana HRH data/indicators BackgroundCapacity Plus, the USAID global flagship project for Human Resourcesfor Health, has been globally supporting human resources information system(HRIS) strengthening. One important goal of our work in Botswana is to increasethe use of data for decision and policy-making by aligning reports from theBotswana iHRIS Manage with HRH Indicators and other defined uses of HRH data. Scope of Work Work...

Code-Bounty/eHealth Fellow – Angolan HRIS Technical Support BackgroundCapacity Plus, the USAID global flagship project for Human Resourcesfor Health, has been globally supporting human resources information system(HRIS) strengthening. In Angola, Capacity Plus is working withvarious stakeholders to support the establishment of a national HRIS focusingon the health workforce. This eHealth Fellowship will provide key ITexpertise in assessing and...

Code-Bounty/eHealth Fellow – Server-Side Charts BackgroundCapacity Plus, the USAID global flagship project for Human Resources for Health, has been globally supporting human resources information system (HRIS) strengthening. One important goal of this work is to increase the use of data for decision and policy-making. The existing charting system relies on flash charts which has limited save and print functionality and does not work when the...

We are pleased to announce the release of iHRIS Manage and iHRIS Qualify 4.0.22. Part of the iHRIS Suite of software, iHRIS Manage maintains health worker deployment, performance, and attrition information while iHRIS Qualify tracks training, certification, and licensure.This release includes several bug fixes, and minor improvements:• Fixed javascript issues with new versions of Firefox• Support for images when PDF reports• Fixed error in...