OpenLMIS version 3 provides better support for customization and extensions than previous versions through its new service-based, API-driven, modular architecture. The end result is a powerful, flexible product that emphasizes interoperability, extensibility, and performance at scale across countries, programs and products.
Non-profit VillageReach and software developer SolDevelo led the software development for version 3.0. As a founding member of the OpenLMIS Community, VillageReach software development teams will continue to lead the ongoing development of OpenLMIS version 3 in partnership with the OpenLMIS Community.
The OpenLMIS Initiative is supported by many health, implementation, and technology partners whose contributions have played a significant role in the evolution of the OpenLMIS product and community. The OpenLMIS initiative began in 2011, with the first software launch in 2012. Early contributions to OpenLMIS by PATH, USAID, Rockefeller Foundation, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the UN Commission on Life-Saving Commodities, JSI, ThoughtWorks, and others defined the original code base for deployments in Tanzania and Zambia in late 2013. Since then, OpenLMIS has been deployed in Côte D’Ivoire, Mozambique and Benin with an additional implementation planned in Malawi for 2017.
Learn more about the release of OpenLMIS version 3.0 HERE
About the OpenLMIS Initiative
The OpenLMIS initiative incorporates a community-focused approach to develop open source and customizable LMIS systems specifically designed for low-resource settings. The initiative provides an environment where software modules and datasets from newly-developed code and existing systems are made available in a public repository. OpenLMIS is currently deployed in Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zanzibar, with a planned implementation in Malawi.