<s>
openIMIS	B-Application
is	O
an	O
open	O
source	O
Insurance	O
Management	O
Information	O
System	O
,	O
jointly	O
funded	O
by	O
the	O
Swiss	O
Agency	O
for	O
Development	O
and	O
Cooperation	O
(	O
SDC	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
German	O
Federal	O
Ministry	O
for	O
Economic	O
Cooperation	O
and	O
Development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
openIMIS	B-Application
provides	O
schemes	O
and	O
insurance	O
plans	O
for	O
reimbursement	O
of	O
health	O
care	O
providers	O
like	O
hospitals	O
,	O
physicians	O
and	O
pharmacies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
openIMIS	B-Application
initiative	O
is	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
partners	O
who	O
support	O
and	O
expand	O
the	O
global	O
reach	O
of	O
openIMIS1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
openIMIS	B-Application
contributes	O
to	O
achieving	O
the	O
Sustainable	O
Development	O
Goals	O
(	O
SDGs	O
)	O
:	O
especially	O
SDG	O
1	O
:	O
"	O
End	O
poverty	O
in	O
all	O
its	O
forms	O
everywhere	O
"	O
2	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
specifically	O
1.3	O
"	O
Implement	O
nationally	O
appropriate	O
social	O
protection	O
systems	O
and	O
measures	O
for	O
all	O
,	O
including	O
floors	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
2030	O
achieve	O
substantial	O
coverage	O
of	O
the	O
poor	O
and	O
the	O
vulnerable	O
"	O
and	O
[	O
SDG	O
3 ]	O
,	O
target	O
3.8	O
"	O
Achieve	O
universal	O
health	O
coverage	O
,	O
including	O
financial	O
risk	O
protection	O
,	O
access	O
to	O
quality	O
essential	O
health-care	O
services	O
and	O
access	O
to	O
safe	O
,	O
effective	O
,	O
quality	O
and	O
affordable	O
essential	O
medicines	O
and	O
vaccines	O
for	O
all	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
manages	O
the	O
community	O
around	O
openIMIS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
collaboration	O
with	O
the	O
German	O
Development	O
Cooperation	O
,	O
the	O
openIMIS	B-Application
initiative	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
2016	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
open	O
source	O
software	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
management	O
of	O
social	O
(	O
health	O
)	O
protection	O
schemes	O
by	O
linking	O
beneficiary	O
,	O
provider	O
and	O
payer	O
data5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
master	O
version	O
of	O
openIMIS	B-Application
is	O
being	O
used	O
in	O
5	O
countries	O
:	O
Tanzania	O
,	O
Cameroon	O
,	O
Niger	O
,	O
Mauritania	O
,	O
and	O
Nepal	O
with	O
pilot	O
programmes	O
in	O
the	O
Democratic	O
Republic	O
of	O
Congo	O
and	O
Chad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
versions	O
of	O
openIMIS	B-Application
used	O
in	O
Tanzania	O
,	O
Nepal	O
and	O
Cameroon	O
had	O
different	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
unite	O
these	O
features	O
a	O
master	O
version	O
for	O
openIMIS	B-Application
was	O
created	O
in	O
20175	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
openIMIS	B-Application
is	O
licensed	O
under	O
the	O
GNU	B-Application
AGPL	I-Application
,	O
it	O
still	O
uses	O
proprietary	O
technology	O
like	O
Microsoft	B-Application
SQL	I-Application
server	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
deployment	O
of	O
openIMIS	B-Application
(	O
IMIS	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
)	O
was	O
in	O
Tanzania	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
used	O
to	O
manage	O
the	O
Community	O
Health	O
Funds	O
Programme	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
government	O
of	O
Zanzibar	O
reviewed	O
its	O
health	O
financing	O
policy	O
and	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
PharmAccess	O
,	O
openIMIS	B-Application
was	O
used	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
enrollment	O
process	O
and	O
to	O
process	O
utilisation	O
data5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
openIMIS	B-Application
initiative	O
is	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
a	O
community	O
of	O
developers	O
,	O
implementers	O
,	O
partners	O
and	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
openIMIS	B-Application
initiative	O
expanded	O
its	O
reach	O
to	O
French-speaking	O
Africa	O
and	O
the	O
Toumai	O
Community	O
was	O
created	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Catalytic	O
implementation	O
Fund	O
(	O
CIF	O
)	O
3	O
was	O
introduced	O
by	O
BMZ	O
and	O
SDC	O
managed	O
by	O
the	O
coordination	O
desk	O
of	O
the	O
openIMIS	B-Application
initiative	O
which	O
is	O
found	O
at	O
the	O
GIZ	O
office	O
in	O
Bonn	O
Germany	O
.	O
</s>
