Heinrich,
[...]
We basically have two needs:
1. Managing Drugs internally at the Regional Reference Hospitals (between
200 an 250 beds).
2. Managing a Essential Drug distribution system within the Regions.
I do not understand really what you want to do.
DO you want a Stock Control/Ordering Program?
Programmes should be in Spanish, but if unavailable could be in English.
Important in any case is the KISS principle (Keep It Simple, Stupid).
Therefore we are willing to accept also commercial programmes. In Cameroon I
was involved in the EDP programm, mainly Bamenda. There, after failing to
develop an own programme (Clipper-based, to many faults, system crashes,
user-unfriendly), I introduced PeachTree, which proved to be much easier,
but still had several inconveniences, mainly that the expiry date had to be
integrated into the product code, but also that working on a PC is a major
hurdle for storekeeper and others, if not already familiar. If you want to
know more bout this, give me a note.
Why do it computerized at all anyway? You want this to function after you
are gone, so you must basically make the locals develop the ``system''.
I'd like to hear more by the way.
If you use a computer based system, how are you going to communicate
between the Districht and Regional hospitals? How is the phone sytem?
Power supply (most hospitals have a UPS/Generator for the operating
theatre/life support systems so one could conenct it there.
greetings, el
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