Current Implementations
openIMIS is a software designed to support different health financing models and currently supports the following schemes in various countries:
Tanzania – Decentralized (District level) government run health insurance scheme targeting the informal sector which is now moving towards regional level pooling
Nepal – Centralized (National) government supported (through the Health Insurance Board) social health insurance scheme targeting the informal sector
Cameroon, Chad and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) – Church supported community based health insurance schemes/mutuelles targeting primarily rural and informal sector population
Deployments
Country | Start of implementation | Scope of deployment | Insurer | Implementation partner | Scale |
Since 2012 | Online, Offline, AR IMIS and mobile phone components | Community Health Funds (District based, now moving towards a regional structure), operated by President Office Regional Administration and Local Government (PORALG) | Swiss TPH | Implemented in 3 regions (23 districts) and currently being rolled out nationally to all 26 regions of Tanzania mainland | |
Since 2014 | Online, offline and mobile phone components | Health Insurance Board | GIZ (Swiss TPH till Mid 2017) | Ongoing nationwide rollout. Currently implemented in 56 out of 77 districts. Over 2.7 Million people actively insured. | |
Since 2013 | Online and offline components | Bamenda Ecclesiastical Provincial Health Assistance (BEPHA) | Swiss TPH | 4 schemes operating within 2 administrative regions | |
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) | Since 2017 | Online component | *Réseau des Mutuelles de Santé Communautaires de l’Archidiocèse de Bukavu (REMUSACO), *RAMS *Mutuelle of Tushiruku Afya Yetu | Swiss TPH | 8 schemes (2 networks of mutuelles + 1 independant mutuelle) operating within 1 administrative region - South Kivu |
Chad | Since 2018 | Online web application, mobile phones | Mutuelles de santé du Tchad | Swiss TPH | Pilote phase with 1 district mutuelle |