Training for users of "Medex" Primary Health Care Information System

The Project "EU support to the Health Reform: Strengthening of Primary Heafth Care in Moldova" ("Project"), started a round of IT training.During the period February 1- February 13, 2010 the Project and Medical Territorial Agency (MTA) Centru conducts a series of joint workshops/training for users of the Primary Health Information System "Medex". Earlier, as a result of preliminary training of trainers, several IT specialists from MTA Centru were trained, and they participates as trainers of 300 users on utilization of the new Medex system. The training will serve also as an "acceptance test" for the new system.

This training became necessary, given that during the period October 2009 - January 2010 the Project developed the second version of the Information System Medex, which is piloted now in MTA Centru. According to the Memorandum of collaboration signed between the Project, MoH and MTA Centru, the staff of MTA Centru actively participates in the development through identification of requirements toward the functionality of the system, testing and piloting.

After this training, the new version of Medex ("Medex 2") will run in AMT Centru replacing the existing system. The new system can be further replicated in other MTAs, in Regional Centres and could be used country-wide in the Hiture provided the IT infrastructure is appropriate. The prepared local IT specialists in Training, System Maintenance and Database Administration serve as ground for sustainability and as resource for further replication of the developed system.The IT component is one of the 4 components of Project, which is implemented in the Republic of Moldova by the Consortium of ICON / ВВІ / UN ICON / IRIS. The Project has a duration of 2 years (September 2008-August 2010) and a budget of 1,2 million Euro (ca. 21 million MDL).

Source: Support to the Health Reform: Strengthening of Primary Health Care in Moldova