Globalizing Health Information

The world has become smaller and more accessible thanks to technology. Growing up in Africa, communication could take weeks or months depending on how and where you were sending your postal letter, and telephones were a privilege of few in the society. Now, we can...

The Kenya Records and Information Management Board

Background In Kenya, in late 1960s, the first Medical Records Officer was employed by Ministry of Health. By 1970 there were only 2 qualified medical records staff in Kenyatta National Hospital. Through the 1970s collaboration between Kenya and the UK, many Kenyans...

IFHIMA welcomes our newest national member

Please join me in welcoming our newest National Member – Medical Records and Health Informatics Professionals Association – Uganda Welcome to National Director, Mr. Mutebi Ronald and National Deputy Co-Directors, Mrs. Anirwot Gracious and Mrs. Nampijja Rose – and the...

HELINA 2019

The 2019 edition of the Pan-African health informatics conference (HELINA) took place in Gaborone, Botswana from 20th November 2019 to 22nd November 2019. The HELINA 2019 conference was hosted by the University of Botswana (UB) through the eHealth Research Unit in...

The 19TH IFHIMA Congress By Isaac Eyram Tegbey

The 19TH IFHIMA Congress in Dubai; A memorable experience with a remarkable impact   Attending the 19th IFHIMA International Congress, 2019 was a great and fabulous experience.   The congress was very well organized and successful. I fully enjoyed the five...