Collectively we work in over 160 countries. I won't list them all, but here's a short list of the countries where our member organizations work: AzerbaijanBahamasBangladeshBelizeBeninBoliviaBrazilBurkina FasoCambodiaCameroonChileChinaColombiaCosta RicaCôte d'IvoireDominican Republic EcuadorEl SalvadorEthiopiaGhanaGuatemalaGuineaGuyanaHaitiHondurasIndiaIndonesiaJordanKenyaMadagascarMalawiMauritaniaMexicoMongoliaMozambiqueMyanmarNepalNicaraguaNigeriaPakistanPanamaParaguayPeruPhilippinesRussiaRwandaSenegalSomaliaSouth AfricaSudanTanzaniaTogoTurkeyUgandaUkraineUnited StatesUruguayVenezuelaVietnamZambia
>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1/9/2006 7:08 PM >>> Hi William, In which countries are they active? Nandalal --- William Lester <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > RE: "...when will more not-for-profit medical > organizations band together..." > > Not such a dangerous idea. A group of international > nonprofit health agencies has recently formed a > collaborative called NPOKI (nonprofit organizations > knowledge initiative). The purpose of the group is > to "...collaborate in the formation and use of tools > for knowledge creation and sharing within and among > organizations world-wide..." These are the folks who > are already working in health facilities in the > developing world helping to strengthen the > infrastructure, build capacity, train physicians and > medical staff, and improve the delivery of health > services to the underserved. > > One of the tools that they are looking at are > medical records systems appropriate for low resource > clinical settings. At their December meeting, there > was a strong commitment to open source solutions, > with a realization that many tools already exist > that may meet their needs, some of which are in use > even today. They look to be a trusted source of > information about these systems, helping the > membership to evaluate the existing resources and > build/customize features needed for successful > implementation. > > The good news is that this is actually happening, > and that the folks sitting at the table include the > implementing agencies, their grantees, and their > funders. I'll report back more information as the > group continues to organize and decide on their > priority projects. > > Bill Lester > > > > > -------------------------- > > William A. Lester > CIO/Director of Technology > EngenderHealth > 440 Ninth Avenue > New York, NY 10001 > (Office) 212.561.8002 > (e-Mail) [EMAIL PROTECTED] > (URL) www.engenderhealth.org > "The future is here. It's just not widely > distributed yet." > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1/8/2006 12:26 AM >>> > > Great topic! Here's one- > > When will more not-for-profit medical organizations > band together and share > in the development of open source software for their > common interests? > > Dangerous in that I think it is disruptive and > inevitable. > > John > ***** > Art, Information, and Ceramics. > http://www.john-norris.net > ***** > > > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > Visit your group "openhealth" on the web. > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the > Yahoo! Terms of Service. > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > __________________________________________ Yahoo! DSL * Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. dsl.yahoo.com YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "openhealth" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/openhealth/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
