OpenHospital

OpenHospital is an open-source software project for hospitals in poor and rural areas. It was developed by Informatici Senza Frontiere[1] for use at St. Luke's Hospital, Angal, in Nebbi District, Northern Uganda. Other hospitals have since adopted the software.

OpenHospital
OpenHospital logo
Stable release
1.9.1 / February 6, 2020 (2020-02-06)
Repositorygithub.com/informatici/OpenHospital
Operating systemLinux, Unix-like, macOS, Windows
Available inEnglish, Italian, German, Swahili, French, Spanish, Arabic
TypeMedical practice management software, Electronic Medical Records
LicenseGNU General Public License
Websitewww.open-hospital.org

History

Informatici Senza Frontiere ("IT Without Borders") was formed in 2005 after a discussion between an Italian doctor working at St. Luke's Hospital, Angal, a small rural hospital in northern Uganda, and a group of Italian IT managers about the importance of computer technology even in remote areas where to have drinkable water, medicines and competent doctors might seem a higher priority.[1] After a few months of work by Roberto Carrer and his students at a technical school in the Veneto,[2] an application for the hospital was ready; it was delivered in 2006.

References
  1. "Informatici Senza Frontiere website". Retrieved 2011-10-01.
  2. "Angal Project". Retrieved 2011-10-01.
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