Coincidence? Good they are using FOSS though. http://kampala.usembassy.gov/pr_02072012.html
Simon Vass Managing Director E-Tech Uganda Ltd http://www.etech.ug Tel: +256 (0) 312260620 or (0) 312260621 email: [email protected] skype: e-techservicedesk ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cavin Mugarura" <[email protected]> To: "Uganda Linux User Group" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, 8 February, 2012 2:46:16 AM Subject: Re: [LUG] Uganda mHealth Project Cease and Desist Letter What will the letter serve The minister is trying to prevent Lucille ball at the chocolate factory Benjamin Tayehanpour <[email protected]> wrote: >I am not familiar with Ugandan law, but here you don't really need to >be a registered organisation to be allowed to write letters to >ministers..? > >On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 11:58 PM, John Kibuuka <[email protected]> wrote: >> The letter does not give any timelines when it ehealth/mhealth projects will >> be allowed to go ahead, which means that either you seek authorization from >> the said office for your project or you do not implement anything on >> ehealth/mhealth for many years to come. >> >> Problem is, so many beneficiaries are going to loose out on currently >> running ehealth/mhealth projects as they stop operations and work on getting >> authorization, which may never come if you do not know the right people to >> approach. >> >> @Benjamin: the LUG is not a registered entity. I remember there was a >> suggestion towards getting registered so that it could write letters or do >> such things but i don't think it was ever done. >> >> John >> >> >> >> On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 10:57 PM, Benjamin Tayehanpour >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Shouldn't the LUG be writing a reply to this? It would be a good thing >>> to write a public letter requesting some clarification of intent. >>> >>> On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 10:55 PM, Mugarura Cavin <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> > oranges and apples, >>> > how is her car related to ehealth >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 4:52 PM, Simon Vass <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >> >>> >> Maybe the Minister should have looked closer to home and refused her >>> >> car >>> >> that would have done more good IMHO. >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> Simon Vass >>> >> Managing Director >>> >> E-Tech Uganda Ltd >>> >> >>> >> http://www.etech.ug >>> >> Tel: +256 (0) 312260620 or (0) 312260621 >>> >> email: [email protected] >>> >> skype: e-techservicedesk >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> ----- Original Message ----- >>> >> From: "Mugarura Cavin" <[email protected]> >>> >> To: "Uganda Linux User Group" <[email protected]> >>> >> Sent: Wednesday, 8 February, 2012 12:44:55 AM >>> >> Subject: Re: [LUG] Uganda mHealth Project Cease and Desist Letter >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> some one had to stop the madness >>> >> The architects of these projects have good intentions, but they end up >>> >> as >>> >> band aids >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 4:40 PM, Cavin Mugarura < [email protected] > >>> >> wrote: >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> True >>> >> They are more ehealth initiative s than hospitals >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> " [email protected] " < [email protected] > wrote: >>> >> >>> >> >It might be a smart move to try to create a standard before everyone >>> >> > starts using systems which can't interoperate. More likely is, >>> >> > however, that >>> >> > it is simply a panicked letter of "hurr wait for me what is this >>> >> > computer >>> >> > stuff durr". >>> >> > >>> >> >Simon Vass < [email protected] > wrote: >>> >> > >>> >> >Anyone else struck that this letter is akin to to the MoH saying stop >>> >> > the >>> >> > Ferriswheel it's going to fast? >>> >> > >>> >> >I am not even sure of it's legality or to be honest it's point, asking >>> >> > everyone to stop until the MoH catches up seems well stupid? As we >>> >> > all know >>> >> > the chances of Government catching up to the private sector are well >>> >> > slim? I >>> >> > do how ever recognize that guideline being drafted is a good idea to >>> >> > protect >>> >> > patient data etc. >>> >> > >>> >> >Just my 2 cents >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> >Simon Vass >>> >> >Managing Director >>> >> >E-Tech Uganda Ltd >>> >> > >>> >> > http://www.etech.ug >>> >> >Tel: +256 (0) 312260620 or (0) 312260621 >>> >> >email: [email protected] >>> >> >skype: e-techservicedesk >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> >----- Original Message ----- >>> >> >From: "Stephen S. Musoke" < [email protected] > >>> >> >To: "Uganda Linux User Group" < [email protected] > >>> >> >Sent: Tuesday, 7 February, 2012 1:17:01 PM >>> >> >Subject: [LUG] Uganda mHealth Project Cease and Desist Letter >>> >> > >>> >> >Luggers, >>> >> > >>> >> >Sorry for cross posting >>> >> > >>> >> >In case you have not seen this for those who have eHealth and mHealth >>> >> >projects running in Uganda >>> >> > >>> >> >Stephen >>> >> > >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >_____________________________________________ >>> >> > >>> >> >The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug >>> >> > >>> >> >Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: >>> >> > [email protected] >>> >> >Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>> >> >Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >>> >> >To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug >>> >> > >>> >> >The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: >>> >> > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >>> >> > >>> >> >The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them >>> >> > (including >>> >> > attachments if any). 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