AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2006:840.

Rapid deployment of electronic medical records for ARV rollout in rural Rwanda.

Allen C, Manyika P, Jazayeri D, Rich M, Lesh N, Fraser H.

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Partners in Health, Rwinkwavu, Rwanda.

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While most people with AIDS do not yet have access to anti-retroviral drugs (ARVs), large ARV treatment programs are being rolled out in many areas in Sub-Saharan Africa. ARV programs have substantial data management needs, which electronic medical record systems (EMRs) are helping to address. While most sophisticated EMRs in low-income regions are in large cities, where infrastructure and staffing needs are more easily met, Partners In Health (PIH) has pioneered web-based EMRs for HIV and TB treatment in rural areas. The HIV-EMR, developed in Haiti [1], was de-ployed in two Rwandan health districts starting in Au-gust 2005. The addition of new features and adaptation to local needs is happening concurrently with the rapid scale-up and evolution of the medical program itself.

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