Working for the past four to five months with Global Health Alliance in Haiti
OpenMRS recognized as a possible group to help build health informatics system
Request for $15 million proposal by the end of August for health information systems in Haiti
Teaching hospital is being created about an hour outside of Port-au-Prince
Plan is to break ground in next couple of weeks
The hospital wants health information systems in place
Funds are coming to support this project from the Haiti Reconstruction Fund
Impact with OpenMRS and the role of OpenMRS in the project:
Find a way to strengthen the current team rather than hiring lots of new members
i.e. strengthen reporting
Recognize the core areas that need to be strengthened and direct sources towards that
People to hire, groups to hire, work with core development team
Benefits: make it clear that there is a separation from core development vs. application specific
Paul suggests having people involved in the community process, a shared leadership structure
Implementers Meeting
Scholarships
Leaders of Jembi and OpenMRS will review the scope of the scholarships on Friday, 27 August 2010
Review what people are applying for (full, partial scholarship)
Carl Fourie has a spreadsheet with all the applicants
The team will organize this list and rank it
ACTION ITEM: a meeting has been scheduled for 27 August 2010 to finalize the scholarship list and allocate funding to individuals who requested support in order to attend the Implementers Meeting
Nonprofit Organization
Dawn selected a nonprofit lawyer to review the legal documents in preparation for IRS submission
The projected cost is $5,000 to $8,000
Dawn will speak with individuals in PIH and other nonprofit organizations to see if this amount is standard
Dawn is also waiting for an itemized list from the lawyer to see what costs we can save