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Answering the Call For More Nigerian Midwives

Amanda Puckett with Samuel Ngobua | CapacityPlus | May 1, 2013

“The world needs more midwives now more than ever,” said the Honorable Minister of Health of Nigeria, Dr. Muhammad Ali Pate. On May 6, Pate was joined by stakeholders and international development partners [...] to celebrate the 2013 International Day of Midwives. Read More »

iHRIS Helps Cure Backaches in Nigeria

Carol Bales and Oluchukwu Ifele | CapacityPlus | August 1, 2012

I’ve been writing about the open source iHRIS software for years, explaining how it can help with health workforce management and planning, and praising the advantages of open source for country ownership and sustainability. A recent e-mail conversation about iHRIS in Nigeria reminded me of some of the important benefits of the software, and shed light on a new one. Read More »

iHRIS Version 4.1 & Website Expands Software Options for Global Health Workforce

Press Release | IntraHealth International | April 26, 2012

This week, IntraHealth International announced the release of iHRIS 4.1, the first major release of the groundbreaking open source software in two years. The release includes new features of iHRIS Manage and iHRIS Qualify—the core products of the open source suite of software—that improve data security, better support decentralized health systems, and give health workers access to their own data. Read More »

iHRIS: Where Are We Now?

Shannon Turlington and Dykki Settle | CapacityPlus | April 26, 2012

Today, 12 countries across Africa and Asia are using iHRIS to manage more than 475,000 health workers. Six other countries in the Caribbean, Central America, and Asia are actively planning to roll out the software this year. iHRIS has been translated into 13 languages. Governments use the data that iHRIS provides to inform strategic plans, remove ghost workers”—those who are no longer working but remain on the payroll—from the system, and strengthen health service delivery. iHRIS is laying a strong foundation for country understanding of and investment in solving health workforce challenges. We recently released a major new update to the iHRIS Suite, available for download from our newly redesigned website at www.ihris.org.

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Latest Version of iHRIS Improves Data Security and Quality, Empowers Health Workers

Carol Bales | CapacityPlus | April 19, 2012

CapacityPlus announces new releases of iHRIS Manage and iHRIS Qualify. The core products of the open source iHRIS suite of software, iHRIS Manage maintains health worker deployment, management, and attrition information while iHRIS Qualify tracks training, certification, and licensure. iHRIS is specifically designed for use by ministries of health, professional health councils, and other health organizations to understand and strengthen the health workforce. Read More »

Latest Version of iHRIS Supports Decentralization and Adds Self-Service Option

Shannon Turlington | iHRIS | April 19, 2012

We are pleased to announce a major new release of iHRIS Manage and iHRIS Qualify. Version 4.1 of the software enhances health data security and enables updating of health worker records at the district and facility level, improving data quality. Individual health workers can even update their own records using a new “self-service” option. Read More »

Nineteen Countries Save $149 Million With Open Source Health Workforce Information Systems

Staff Writer | Capacity Plus | March 6, 2014

Nineteen countries are now using iHRIS, a free and open source human resources information system, to support over 810,000 health worker records. It would cost more than $149 million in licensing fees alone for these countries to support a similar number of records with a proprietary system purchased from for-profit companies.

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Software Release: Version 4.1.4 Of iHRIS Manage And iHRIS Qualify

Press Release | iHRIS | September 14, 2012

We are pleased to announce the release of iHRIS Manage and iHRIS Qualify 4.1.4.  Key components of the iHRIS platform of health workforce information tools and technologies, iHRIS Manage maintains health worker deployment, performance, and attrition information, and iHRIS Qualify tracks training, certification, and licensure. Read More »

Uganda Launches iHRIS Train To Track Health Worker Training

Carol Bales | CapacityPlus | June 19, 2013

Health workforce decision-makers now have a new tool for their toolbox: iHRIS Train, software that tracks health worker training and reports on the number of health professionals being produced in a country. Read More »