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The scheme in context
In January 2020 the Government of Cameroon eliminated user fees for patients who receive HIV-related services and introduced a voucher-based reimbursement mechanism for health facilities which provide such services.
The The Ministry of Public Health (MOH) has mandated the National AIDS Control Committee (NACC) of Cameroon has been mandated by the Ministry of Public Health (MOH) to remove all the user fees for HIV testing and treatment. The MOH would be reimbursing, through Through the Regional Funds for Health Promotion (RFHP), the Ministry reimburses health facilities for the HIV testing- and treatment-related expenditures for a patientpatients. The MOH It has selected openIMIS to manage the business processes as defined by the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) of the associated with Cameroon’s free HIV services program of Cameroon in select facilities of in the Central and Northwest regions of Cameroon.
How the scheme uses openIMIS
openIMIS was customized to meet support the business processes and workflows defined under the Standard Operating Procedures of the HIV user fee elimination scheme. Due to the sensitivity around collecting data of PLHIV, the from people living with HIV, customization efforts focused on finding ways to manage beneficiaries with making the system feasible with while collecting the least possible amount of personal identification identifying information being collected. The customization efforts also included creating . openIMIS has also been customized to create the standardized reports required by the Regional Funds for Health Promotion for the reimbursement of services provided to beneficiaries.
Following the elimination of user fees, the Ministry of Health, the Regional Funds for Health Promotion, and health facilities required a new set of business processes to track HIV-related service delivery, claim reimbursements and verify their accuracy. The Ministry of Health customised openIMIS to manage these processes. The software was rolled out on a pilot basis in the Central and Northern Regions Northwest regions in 2021. UNFPA and Y-Note provide support to implementation. German Development Cooperation provides financial assistance.
Interoperability
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The pilot phase has provided learnings for insights into the specific interoperability needs of the openIMIS implementation. In the next phase, there will be a special focus will be on implementing interoperability with a HIV beneficiary management system, as well as with the DHIS2-based Performance Based Financing portal (PBF-Portal) being used by the RFHPRegional Funds for Health Promotion.
Full project scope
To learn more about the implementation of openIMIS, including the configuration and system set up, visit the wiki page.