User: mspohr

Re:Health care open source?

On: Ask Ubuntu Founder (And Astronaut) Mark Shuttleworth

I have been working with OpenEMR to help design modifications to meet WHO guidelines for AIDS care. I identified it as the best platform for AIDS care software for use in Africa.

Re:Health care open source?

On: Ask Ubuntu Founder (And Astronaut) Mark Shuttleworth

I have worked with the HISP people and they are absolutely spot on! They are now in the process of re-writing their software completely in open source.

(http://sourceforge.net/projects/jdhis/).

I agree that this would be a great place for Shuttleworth to start supporting open source health care in Africa.

/Mark

Re:Health care open source?

On: Ask Ubuntu Founder (And Astronaut) Mark Shuttleworth

There are actually quite a few open source medical projects in addition to gnumed but unfortunately, most of these don't meet the needs of Africa for AIDS treatment and for health system management.

I am asking if Shuttleworth would be willing to support open source health care software that would specifically meet the needs of developing countries.

Health care open source?

On: Ask Ubuntu Founder (And Astronaut) Mark Shuttleworth

I do a lot of work in South Africa and other parts of Africa with health care information systems. There is a pressing need for open source information systems for AIDS treatment and also health system management. The existing proprietary solutions are expensive, not suitable, not customizable, and don't build local capacity.

Would you be willing to branch out from education into heatlth care open source projects? I know people in South Africa, Kenya, Zambia, Ethiopia, and other countries who would be willing to participate.

Re:did you see the flight path

On: Around the World In 14 Days

Looks like a circumnavigation of Antarctica, not an "around the world" trip.