A S t o r y o f C a r e
OPEN SOURCE AND HAITI
Mário Areias www.marioareias.com
WHAT IS THIS TALK ABOUT?
Hôpital Universitairede Mirebalais
OpenMRS
Photo: Pwojè men kontre
THIS IS ABOUT THEM
HAITIHistory and Politics
ECONOMICS
23.1MM10.3MMpopulation
ECONOMICS
23.1MM10.3MMpopulation
health expenditure per capita
U$ 5,827U$ 77
ECONOMICS
23.1MM10.3MMpopulation
health expenditure per capita
U$ 5,827U$ 77
$1.56 TGDP8.5 B
“Health is a human right”
FROM SMALL TO BIG
Source: Build Health International
…BIG PROBLEMS
Infrastructure
Staffing
Logistics
Funding
….and Software!
PROJECT CONSTRAINTS
PROJECT CONSTRAINTS
1 2 3 4
months
PROJECT CONSTRAINTS
1 2 3 4
months
PROJECT CONSTRAINTS
1 2 3 4
months
PROJECT CONSTRAINTS
1 2 3 4
months
PROJECT CONSTRAINTS
1 2 3 4
months
PROJECT CONSTRAINTS
1 2 3 4
months
COMMUNICATION
Core hours
COMMUNICATION
Core hours Retrospectives
COMMUNICATION
Core hours Retrospectives
IRC
COMMUNICATION
Core hours Retrospectives
IRC
TV
COMMUNICATION
Core hours Retrospectives
Pairing
IRC
TV
UNDERSTAND YOUR USER
UNDERSTAND YOUR USER
Prototypes
UNDERSTAND YOUR USER
Prototypes A/B Testing
UNDERSTAND YOUR USER
Prototypes A/B Testing User Testing
ENGAGING STAKEHOLDERS
ENGAGING STAKEHOLDERS
ENGAGING STAKEHOLDERS
ENGAGING STAKEHOLDERS
ENGAGING STAKEHOLDERS
ENGAGING STAKEHOLDERS
ENGAGING STAKEHOLDERS
TWO DIFFERENT GOALS
product OpenMRS platform
TECHNICAL CHALLENGES
OpenMRScode base
TestingStrategy
CREATING A PRODUCT
Test assumptions
quickly Patient Dashboard
Continuous Delivery Path to Prod!
THE LAST MILE
Meet in Boston
THE LAST MILE
Meet in Boston Training PIH Staff
THE LAST MILE
Meet in Boston Training PIH Staff
BAs to Haiti for launch…
THE LAST MILE
Meet in Boston Training PIH Staff
BAs to Haiti for launch…
…should havesent a dev too
IMPACT
170,000+ unique patients
IMPACT
540,000+ interactions
170,000+ unique patients
IMPACT
540,000+ interactions
170,000+ unique patients
500+ active users
GIVING BACK TO OPENMRS
GIVING BACK TO OPENMRS
Extract
GIVING BACK TO OPENMRS
Extract Abstract
GIVING BACK TO OPENMRS
Extract Abstract
Get input
GIVING BACK TO OPENMRS
Extract Abstract
Get inputBe inclusive
SIERRA LEONE — EBOLA
LESSONS LEARNED
RESPECTCONSTRAINTS
but don’t make excuses
LESSONS LEARNED
RESPECTCONSTRAINTS
but don’t make excuses
BE ON THE GROUND face-to-face matters
LESSONS LEARNED
RESPECTCONSTRAINTS
but don’t make excuses
BE ON THE GROUND face-to-face matters
HAVE ACLEAR GOAL
one at a time
LESSONS LEARNED
RESPECTCONSTRAINTS
but don’t make excuses
BE ON THE GROUND face-to-face matters
HAVE ACLEAR GOAL
one at a time
IF WE CANDO IT…
you can too!
SOURCES
▫︎ http://www.transparency.org/research/cpi/
▫︎ http://history.howstuffworks.com/central-american-history/history-of-haiti.htm
▫︎ http://data.worldbank.org/country/Haiti
▫︎ http://www.ifitweremyhome.com/compare/AU/HT
▫︎ http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.XPD.PCAP/countries/HT-AU?display=graph
▫︎ The Military Balance 2015. London: Routledge. ISBN 1857437667.
▫︎ http://ansarafamilyfund.org/archives/2426