Open AccessCustomising DHIS2 for Maternal and Child Health Information Management in Sri Lanka
Author(s) -
Mathew Manoj
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
sri lanka journal of biomedical information
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2012-6077
DOI - 10.4038/sljbmi.v3i2.2496
Subject(s) - sri lanka , health informatics , publishing , digital health , publication , informatics , library science , peer review , promotion (chess) , yearbook , medical journal , political science , public relations , computer science , health care , sociology , socioeconomics , politics , law , tanzania
Maternal and Child Health (MCH) is an important component of the primary health care system. MCH systems are developed incorporated with health information systems. Electronic MCH Information Management Systems are emerging and they have proven to improve the quality, efficiency and the cost of medical care. Vendor neutral open source software, such as DHIS2, provides the resources to develop most of the Health Information Management systems. By following open standards; quality, productivity, cost management and data safety can be improved