Hi folks, FYI. Katim ----- Original Message ----- From: Dr Richard Heeks <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, August 18, 2000 6:26 PM Subject: Partners Sought: Health Info.Systems For Development Research > I am looking for expressions of interest in relation to a research > proposal I'm developing. > > The research will investigate factors underlying success and failure > in health information systems (HIS) in developing countries. As part > of the research, we will be looking for partners to write up case > studies of HIS success, partial failure and total failure. > > The studies will be framed according to an HIS success/failure > model which is being developed. We will be interested in a broad > range of cases: of HIS supporting - and failing to support - health > care delivery, health care management, and health system > planning from developing and transitional economies (i.e. all non- > OECD countries). > > Following case development, we aim to work with a small number > of the partners to develop a better understanding of critical HIS > implementation factors (especially the human/political ones that > tend to be overlooked). > > At this stage, I would be interested in receiving just a simple > expression of interest from any one/any organisation working with > developing country HIS who might be interested in acting as a > research partner. > > Many thanks > Richard Heeks > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Dr Richard Heeks > Senior Lecturer, Information Systems & Development > Institute for Development Policy & Management > University of Manchester > Precinct Centre > Manchester M13 9GH U.K. > Phone: +44-161-275-2870 Fax: +44-161-273-8829 > Email: [log in to unmask] > IDPM Web: http://www.man.ac.uk/idpm > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html You may also send subscription requests to [log in to unmask] if you have problems accessing the web interface ----------------------------------------------------------------------------