OPEN

IntraHealth OPEN is an initiative aimed at building technological fluency and local innovation in Open Source systems for health in Africa. With growing broadband connectivity and mobile phone use increasing at twice the global rate, Africa is taking advantage of cutting-edge technologies in eHealth. Open Source technology (where the code is openly available and able to be modified or expanded by the local developer/user) is ideally suited for application in low-resource environments, being free of licensing and upgrade fees as well as versatile and collaboration-friendly.

With targeted training and support, Open Source solutions can enable African developers and health professionals to create, customize, and grow systems themselves based on local expertise, needs, and realities.