The Bahmni Electronic Medical Record (EMR) Implementation Project aims to strengthen digital healthcare delivery at the University of Gondar Comprehensive and Specialized Hospital through the customization and deployment of the Bahmni Hospital Information System. Although Ethiopia has made significant progress in implementing national digital health platforms such as DHIS2, eCHIS, eLMIS, and ePHEM, EMR adoption has historically been constrained by limited technical capacity, inadequate infrastructure, and the absence of a coordinated implementation roadmap.
Bahmni is an open-source Hospital Information System that integrates key digital health applications, including OpenMRS, Odoo, dcm4chee, and OpenELIS, to support comprehensive clinical and administrative workflows. Led by the Center for Digital Health and Implementation Science (CDHi) at the University of Gondar, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Digital Health Activity (DHA), this project focuses on adapting and implementing the Bahmni platform to improve patient care, hospital operations, and health information management.