OpenHDS (Health and Demographics System) : about

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2013

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OpenHDS

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For one billion people living in the world’s poorest countries, where the burden of disease is highest, those who are born or who die are still not counted. OpenHDS is a system that can maintain a consistent record of significant demographic events that occur to a population in a fixed geographic region, generate up-to-date registration books, and compute basic demographic rates (births/age, deaths, etc). OpenHDS also provides a mobile component where data entry can be performed while in the field. OpenHDS was created as an open source health and demographics system for developing countries where demographic data is in short supply.

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INFORMATION SYSTEMS, HEALTH INFORMATION, FAMILY CHARACTERISITICS, DATABASE MANAGEMENT, DEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH

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http://hdl.handle.net/10625/52237
 http://openhds.rcg.usm.maine.edu/about

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IDRC Research Results / Résultats de recherches du CRDI
2010-2019 / Années 2010-2019
Nigeria Evidence-based Health System Initiative (NEHSI) / Initiative Données probantes et systèmes de santé au Nigeria (NEHSI)
Research Results (GEHS) / Résultats de recherches (GESS)