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1. 3RD BI-ANNUAL EAST AFRICAN REGIONAL
HEALTHCARE ENGINEERING
CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION
Better Information, better Decisions,
better Care
Introducing a Web-based Inventory
System for Medical Devices
2. TAMEQ LTD. Tanzania Medical Equipment
Founded 2005 as a cooperation between TTM and CSSC
Medical equipment, laundry equipment
Technical services, trainings, consulting
Faith based, private and public health care facilities
Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Malawi
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3. Technologie Transfer Marburg e.V. (TTM)
established as a non profit organization.
its subjective is to support health programs and projects
worldwide through delivery of medical equipment and supplies.
has also established itself as a producer of stainless steel
medical products.
www.ttm-germany.de
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4. Christian Social Services Commission (CSSC)
is an ecumenical body established in 1992 by Tanzania
Episcopal Conference (TEC) and Christian Council of
Tanzania (CCT)
more than 800 Health Facilities supply their services under
the umbrella of CSSC
their experience and networking function enables CSSC to be
a valuable partner
www.cssc.or.tz
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5. The World of Health Technology
Background
Clinical equipment is one of the major contributors to the rapid
progress of healthcare
Market is vast (> 1 Mio models) and growing rapidly…
50% of all diagnostic and treatment methods we use today did not
exist 10 years ago
Increasing complexity requires
good management tools
[1] B. Wang, “A Framework for Health Equipment Management in Developing Countries,” Hospital Engineering & Facilities Management, pp. 1-3, 2003.
[2] J. Sanders, Where is Technology Taking Healthcare? Where is Healthcare Taking Technology? CADTH Symposium, 2007. 5
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[3] R. of M. WHO/Europe, “Biennial Collaborative Agreement 2010–2011.
6. Background
>13’000 registered manufacturers (FDA)
Broken or idle equipment in low- and middle income countries:
25 to 50%
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7. Background
Information Base on Medical Devices
No good data on quantity and quality of medical
device infrastructure available
Only local bookkeeping data, but no “technical” information
No Nomenclature applied (ISO)
Data not analyzed and used for planning and policy making
Commercial Software solutions for management not
suitable
High license fees
Proprietary systems, no portability
High complexity
Local language often not supported
[1] ISO 15225, “Nomenclature -- Specification for a nomenclature system for medical devices for the purpose of regulatory data exchange.”
International Organisation for Standartization, 2000. 7
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8. Motivation of SWISS TPH and Tameq
Find a free, simple, and flexible model solution /
framework to collect medical device data
Collect, merge data on larger scale (Information
System approach)
Come up with „Implementation-Kit“ (OS
application, Training, Customization, Operation)
Building a fundament for improving Health
Technology Management
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9. Development of openMEDIS
Inventory management SW using free and popular web-technology (PHP
and MySQL)
Open Source
Freedom to translate, scale or extend application
Integration of useful databases
UMDNS nomenclature and generic device lists
supplier database, etc.
Import and export functionality and low hardware requirements
No license cost… but support needed!
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10. OpenMEDIS
Standardized and user friendly
data entry
Standard List of Medical
Devices (initial: 350 types)
User configurable „Essential
Equipment List“
Predefined Supplier and
Manufacturer list
Forms and guidelines for
paper-based operation
Import / Export functionality
(xls, mysql, etc…)
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11. Why use this System?
Efficient and easier way of organizing medical devices information.
Its an Open source software (can be easily customized-no licence
cost).
Best tool for decision making.
Flexible installation scenarios
1. Full online operation
2. LAN operation
3. Local operation
Preconfigured databases
i.e. UMDNS, Manufactures , Suppliers
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12. openMedis, already used in many countries,
e.g.
Ukraine: (Mother and Child-
Health Program)
Republic of Moldova
(Perinatal Project)
Egypt (Radiology
Project)
Tanzania HPSS project
and others
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13. 3RD BI-ANNUAL EAST AFRICAN REGIONAL
HEALTHCARE ENGINEERING
CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION
Asante Sana
John Richard
IT Expert(Software Developer)
John.richard@tameq-tz.com