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openIMIS and private software developers: a mutually beneficial collaboration

April 8, 2025

openIMIS and private software developers: a mutually beneficial collaboration

IT companies are playing a critical role in the evolution of the Digital Public Good openIMIS. At the same time, the openIMIS community of practice is supporting the development of indispensable digital skills and expertise.

Girls in charge: How the Oky period tracker app empowers girls and helps to close the digital divide

March 25, 2025

Girls in charge: How the Oky period tracker app empowers girls and helps to close the digital divide

The Oky app gives girls of all abilities the information they need to manage their periods and answers their questions about sexual and reproductive health. As an inclusive digital solution created ‘by girls, for girls,’ it offers an entry point to practice and improve digital skills.

Community-minded: How openIMIS has evolved into a thriving Digital Public Good 

February 5, 2025

Community-minded: How openIMIS has evolved into a thriving Digital Public Good 

From its earliest days the openIMIS Initiative committed to building a global community around its digital solutions for health financing and social protection. Eight years and millions of beneficiaries later, it’s clear that this wager has paid off.

Digitalisation brings a new agility to South Africa’s health regulatory authority

December 26, 2024

Digitalisation brings a new agility to South Africa’s health regulatory authority

With support from Germany and the European Union, the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) is in the midst of a digital transformation which will significantly improve operational efficiency and deepen integration with partners in Africa

openIMIS powers Cameroon’s long-term vision for universal health coverage

August 6, 2024

openIMIS powers Cameroon’s long-term vision for universal health coverage

Cameroon has adopted the digital public good openIMIS to bring together different health financing schemes in one digital UHC platform. This is improving scheme efficiency, transparency and governance, and extending access to health services for those in need.

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Digitalisation in health

Digitalisation revolutionises data management and administrative processes in healthcare systems.

Through the Sustainable Development Goals countries have set themselves ambitious targets for improving their health and social protection systems. But in many countries, basic statistics such as birth and death records or information on important indicators such as service coverage or the number of new infections with a dangerous virus are lacking or patchy. Without reliable and consistent information, policy makers and service managers cannot make informed decisions about where to target resources or which interventions work.

Secure, connected and digitalised health systems can reduce such inefficiencies, improve access, reduce costs, increase quality, and personalise services. They can ensure crucial data are available almost immediately at local and central level, for example, to detect and manage disease outbreaks, to set up and run health insurance schemes or to manage the maintenance of high-tech medical equipment.

German development cooperation aims at enabling its partner countries to realise the full potential of digital technology in building scalable, sustainable and interoperable digital health systems. Check the articles, studies and event documentations on this page to get an overview.

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