The Health Informatics (HI) community at Kathmandu University Computer Club (KUCC) is dedicated to promoting healthcare innovation through technology and data. We foster collaboration between healthcare professionals, IT experts, and researchers to address Nepal's healthcare challenges and improve patient outcomes.
The Kathmandu University Open Source Community (KUOSC) and the Health Informatics community of KUCC intiatiated localization sprint to translate Bahmni, an open-source HMIS, into Nepali to improve healthcare in rural areas. This effort aims to eliminate language barriers, making Bahmni more accessible for local healthcare workers and enhancing rural healthcare services.
A team from Kathmandu University Open Source Community (KUOSC) and the health informatics community visited Charikot, Dolakha District, to enhance healthcare accessibility. With support from the NEEM Project, they assessed local needs and set up a system to improve services. This collaboration is a crucial step towards digitizing healthcare in remote areas, making quality care more accessible.
Equipped Master's students with essential Python programming skills for effective healthcare data management and analysis. Covered basics of Python, including data structures and libraries like Pandas, enabling students to handle real-world datasets and perform basic analyses.
“Health Informatics is the future of healthcare. Join us to revolutionize healthcare in Nepal.”
- Dipen Khatri
“Health Informatics is the future of healthcare. Join us to revolutionize healthcare in Nepal.”
- Sushan Adhikari
Our upcoming plans for DHIS 2 implementation focus on expanding its national usage and enhancing its functionality to better serve the healthcare system. We aim to ensure that DHIS 2 is adopted by every municipality as the primary digital Health Management Information System (HMIS) data platform, solidifying its role as the national database for electronic health data management. Efforts will continue to localize the DHIS 2 software in Nepali to make it more accessible for local users. Furthermore, we plan to develop comprehensive training modules, conduct capacity-building workshops, and implement strategies to enhance data usage, thereby making DHIS 2 an even more powerful tool for managing health information across the country.
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