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openIMIS Community Meeting 2026 23-25 June 2026 | Kathmandu, Nepal   Overview The openIMIS Community Meeting 2026 took place from 23 to 25 June 2026 at The Malla Hotel in Lekhnath Sadak, Thamel, Kathmandu. Over three days, implementers, developers, user organisations, partners, and funders of the openIMIS Initiative came…

Welcome to our May 2026 newsletter! Many exciting things have happened that we want to call your attention to: Highlights Save the date: Online panel discussion on “Forging Stronger Partnerships and Global Scalability” New video launched on the openIMIS software  Recent Articles Published…

From openIMIS to OpenJKN: Co-Creating a Learning Platform for the JKN Information System At the AeHIN General Meeting 2026, held on May 13 in Jakarta, Indonesia, the openIMIS initiative, with support from Swiss, German and EU international cooperation through GIZ, co-hosted a session with the Asia eHealth Information Network (…

The openIMIS Initiative is pleased to announce the launch of the interactive openIMIS implementation map, a comprehensive resource designed to showcase where openIMIS is being deployed worldwide. This tool provides country-level insights into openIMIS implementations, offering a clear and accessible overview of its global…

The March 2026 Bhela showcased the work of Marvin Marqua, a digital health project manager and software engineer, who looked at the offline mode of openIMIS as part of his master’s thesis at the University of the Applied Sciences and Arts of North Western Switzerland.  His presentation formed part of an ongoing series on…

© Department of Health Informatics (DOHI), Kathmandu University, Nepal. Partnerships between openIMIS and academic institutions create a win-win – building local digital capacity, embedding digital public goods in health and social protection systems, and strengthening the long-term evolution of openIMIS. In a computer lab…

This series of portraits celebrates women working with the openIMIS Initiative from across the world in diverse technical roles. Women make up less than a third of the global tech workforce, with even fewer women at senior levels. In line with BMZ's Feminist Development Policy, openIMIS actively seeks to address this gender gap…

Welcome to our March 2026 newsletter! Many exciting things have happened that we want to call your attention to: Latest Highlights: openIMIS Hackathon (Berlin, Germany) | February 17-20 Burundi Cash for Jobs program highlighted by the World Bank Recent Articles Advancing Universal Health Coverage in Comoros with …

Comoros has taken a significant step toward achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by strengthening the implementation of its Generalized Health Insurance (AMG) program. This program is a national health financing scheme designed to pool contributions and public funding to reduce out-of-pocket payments and improve access to…