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OpenLMIS (SELV) Mozambique
OpenLMIS is a leading Open Source electronic logistics management information system purpose-built to manage health supply chains in low- and middle-income countries.
Understanding (with) SELV
OpenLMIS, SELV, iSC. To most people these acronyms don’t mean much. To me, they tell a story of getting vaccines to the most remote communities in Mozambique. Sistema Electronico de Logstica de Vacinas (SELV) is the local name of a software used to record...
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Testing Innovation in the Field - SELV
A few weeks back, my colleague Rachel Powers wrote about VillageReach’s customized deployment of an open-source electronic logistics system (OpenLMIS) in Mozambique, where it is referred to as SELV (Sistema Electrónico de Logística de Vacinas). Along with members of our team, she and I...Background
Translated in Portuguese: “Sistema Electronica de Logistica de Vacinas” (SELV) is a version of OpenLMIS configured to support the District Logistics Capacity Study in Mozambique. SELV is replacing vrMIS, the first logistics management software VillageReach implemented in Mozambique.
OpenLMIS in Mozambique. (Photo Credit: Paul Joseph Brown)
How It Works
- The functionality of SELV is very similar to vrMIS; however it includes enhanced reporting capabilities, and the ability to collect data on a tablet. Data collected includes information on the vaccine stock that is delivered to each health facility, and how many vaccines are given to children.
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