The Technical Assistance Platform (TAP) project, a 5-year project initiated globally under CDC funding, to support in addressing challenges related to health information systems. It was launched in Rwanda in August 2021 and coordinated by CIICHIN.
The Health Information Exchange (HIE) platform represents an innovative leap in healthcare technology. Its overarching goal is to establish a secure and centralized repository for the meticulous exchange and management of patient health records, thereby revolutionizing the way healthcare data is accessed, shared, and coordinated. This pioneering system stands as a testament to the relentless pursuit of excellence in healthcare, championing the principles of efficiency, security, and scalability.
Rwanda has adopted the use of open-source software with open standards known as “Open Health Information Exchange” (OpenHIE) to connect the siloed systems. This project was undertaken from the national digital health transformation among key project priorities in phase one. For the effective and successful implementation of the unified HIE, the Ministry of Health has set the minimum viable product with few use cases to be expanded after showcasing the successful implementation. By 2023, the first pool of sites in Kigali was connected to this national interoperability bus with minimum features limited to HIV case-based surveillance and indicator reporting.