As I mentioned, the NPOKI group is just starting up. They have an interim web site located here: http://www.npoki.org/start/index.htm which really doesn't have much information. To find out more about the initial investigation into medical records systems, check out: http://www.healthtoolkit.org/ And, if you have questions, please feel free to contact me offline, and I'll be happy to respond as best I can. 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] 1/10/2006 11:25 AM >>> --- William Lester <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Where can I get more info? The website www.engenderhealth.org does not give any clues. NPOKI gives nothing much on a google search. Nandalal > 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! 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/
