Tamanu Program Manager
| Selected winner: | Beyond Essential Systems |
| Representative: | Megan Lane, Tamanu Program Manager |
| Solution name: | Tamanu |
| Origin of the winner: | Australia |
Beyond Essential System is an Australian company that creates and implements innovative solutions for low-resource settings in the Indo-Pacific.
It has developed a fit-for-purpose suite of eHealth solutions, including the flagship products Tupaia and Tamanu, that fit together to create a completely integrated software ecosystem. All products operate offline, with syncing capability, and are free and open source.Tamanu
Tamanu is an open-source patient-level electronic medical record (EMR). Designed specifically for low-resource and remote settings, Tamanu is open-source and offline-first, with syncing capabilities allowing users to work seamlessly in settings with unreliable internet access. It allows health workers to track individual patients over time, providing clinical support and enabling consistent, long-term management of patient conditions in hospitals, health centres, clinics and in the field.
Tamanu is currently used in 6 countries, including Samoa, Fiji, and Nauru in the Western Pacific. In Samoa, Tamanu has been critical in the national fight against COVID-19 and the recent vaccine rollout. Feedback from nurses and other healthcare professionals utilizing Tamanu has been overwhelmingly positive; those using Tamanu for COVID-19 in Kiribati describe the software as “fantastic and resource-saving”.
By improving quality and continuity of care within health systems, Tamanu helps countries in the Western Pacific become the healthiest and safest in the world.
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