The primary goal of the Foundation, is to help build sustainable healthcare programmes in LMIC settings. We champion using open source software and we support the development of 'in-country' capability to create flexible, scalable, long term solutions.
Low and middle income countries often rely on the support of donor funding to implement healthcare programmes. Where such programmes require advanced and customisable software, and increasingly they do, reliance often limits the long-term efficiency of the project – when the funding runs out, everything stops and the gains are lost.
We strongly believe in the open-source software model, it helps to put empowerment and sustainability at the heart of the software solutions we advocate and design. By helping to nurture and build talent, the Foundation is focused on self-sufficiency through the development of in-country capability to minimise ongoing costs and maximise long term gains.
