News & Updates

Last year, the Tanzania Human Resource Capacity Project (THRP) began partnering with the University of Dar-es-Salaam - Computer Science Department to ensure support and sustainability of the country’s iHRIS Manage software implementation and other HRIS strengthening activities.. In the first year, eight seniors from the department worked with THRP to customize the system, work with the implementing partners, develop user manuals and training...

After two weeks participating in the Uganda Capacity Program’s HRIS internship program, the six interns were asked to write about their experiences. Their responses were very positive. Here are some excerpts from what they shared:“I have been able to interface with the Ubuntu platform, install SSH (a network protocol that allows data to be exchanged) and use it for remote login and sharing files, install iHRIS Manage and Qualify… If we continue...

Carl Leitner will be traveling to Portland, Oregon next week to present at OSCON (Open Source Convention) on July 21st. In addition to his presentation, Carl will be meeting with members of the Open Source Working Group of American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA). In his work at IntraHealth, Carl regularly oversees Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS) development work and health informatics training in Botswana, Ghana, Pakistan...

The International Conference on Research in Human Resources for Health was recently held on June 9-11, 2010 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The conference program was developed around three themes: Human resources for health information systems and allocation models Health labor market supply-demand dynamics Human resources for health analysis and planning methodologies.The Capacity Plus HRIS team was excited about participating in this important...

The Uganda Capacity Program (UCP), a five-year Capacity Project Associate Award, recently launched a new internship program to help carry out its HRIS initiatives and to build Open Source development capacity in Uganda.UCP’s HRIS initiatives include supporting the country’s national implementation of the iHRIS software. iHRIS Qualify, licensure and certification software, is used by the four professional health councils, and iHRIS Manage, HR...

Carl Leitner, iHRIS developer, is preparing for a presentation at the upcoming Open Source Convention ( OSCON), which will be held on July 19-23, 2010 in Portland, Oregon.Carl will present on HRIS in Low-Resource Settings on July 21 at 5:20 pm. In his presentation, he will review the technical, political, and social obstacles to strengthening health workforce information in low-resource countries with infrastructure challenges. He will argue why...

iHRIS Manage, open source software created to support organizations in developing countries to design and manage a comprehensive human resources strategy, has now found a domestic audience. Recently, IntraHealth learned that AmericanWork Inc., headquartered in St. Simons Island, GA, is installing the software to track and forecast staffing needs, salaries, and employee training expenses. The software package was developed by the Capacity Project...

Since the iHRIS software is Open Source and available for free download, we don’t always know who is downloading or adopting it. For that reason, we get really excited when we hear about an individual or organization actively implementing it on their own.Just recently, we received a hint this was happening via Launchpad, the site that hosts the iHRIS software code. From a few back and forth questions and answers, we learned that Rhett Davis, an...

We are pleased to announce the release of iHRIS Manage and iHRIS Qualify 4.0.5.New enhancements in the 4.0.5 versions include: The ability to generate and archive standardized documents such as a License Certificate or Employment/Hire Letter Speed improvements and better handling of geography in report generation A Dependents Module, which was coded-in-country at a Tanzania developer training and enables iHRIS Manage to track information on...

Capacity Plus just launched a new website! Check it out here: www.capacityplus.orgPlacing health workers at the center of every effort, Capacity Plus helps partner countries achieve significant progress in addressing the health worker crisis.The new website features: News and stories from the project Tools, resources, and publications in our Knowledge Library Links to health workforce news from around the globe A listing of relevant conferences...