GNU Solidario

GNU Solidario is a non-profit organization that was founded by Luis Falcón on 23 November 2009 to promote the use of Free Software in the areas of Public Health and education. Currently it is focused on Social Medicine and Animal Rights[1]

GNU Solidario
FormationNovember 23, 2009 (2009-11-23)
Typenon-profit organization
Legal statusFoundation
HeadquartersLas Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain
Region served
Worldwide
Membership
Private individuals and corporate patrons
President
Luis Falcón
Websitewww.gnusolidario.org

History

GNU Solidario's origins are in Argentina, with Free Software projects in the area of education in rural schools. The first mission was on 6 October 2006, in schools from Santiago del Estero.[2] The project at that time was called Linux Solidario.

That event led Luis Falcón to focus on Social Medicine and Public Health, and work with health professionals and governments to improve the lives of the underprivileged. In October 2009, the organization was officially registered in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, where it currently holds its headquarters.

In 2010, GNU Solidario celebrates the first edition of the International Workshop on eHealth in Emerging Economies - IWEEE -. Since then, IWEEE has been a meeting point for multilateral and humanitarian organizations such as Red Cross, World Health Organization, Médecins Sans Frontières, War Child, United Nations University or Caritas Internationalis, as well as for universities around the world.

Current projects and activities

International Workshop on eHealth in Emerging Economies
IWEEE 2012, Granada

IWEEE, the International Workshop on e-Health in Emerging Economies, is an annual conference for Free Software in the fields of Healthcare and Social Medicine. The workshop promotes Free Software as an effective and ethical solution to provide universality and equity in healthcare.

The International Workshop on e-Health in Emerging Economies is a stand-alone conference, that sometimes is held in the context of other events. In 2010 and 2011, the event was biannual. Since 2012, it has become an annual conference.

Year / LinkPlaceContext
2010Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, SpainIWEEE
2010Foz do Iguaçu, BrazilLatinoware
2011Luxembourg City, LuxembourgMedetel
2011Foz do Iguaçu, BrazilLatinoware
2012Granada, SpainIWEEE
2013Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, SpainIWEEE
2014Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, SpainIWEEE
2015Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, SpainIWEEE
2016Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, SpainGNUHealthCon
2017Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, SpainGNUHealthCon
2018Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, SpainGNUHealthCon
2019Liège, BelgiumGNUHealthCon / OrthanCon
2020Online conferenceGNUHealthCon
2021Online conferenceGNUHealthCon
2022Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, SpainGNUHealthCon / OrthanCon

GNUHealthCon

GNUHealthCon is an annual 2-day conference that brings together enthusiasts and developers of the Free/Libre Health & Hospital Information System, holding thematic sessions and free workshops.

Social Medicine Awards
Richard Stallman receiving Social Medicine Award from GNU Solidario

The Social Medicine awards ceremony is part of GNUHealthCon, organized by GNU Solidario. The awards recognize the role of individuals and organizations committed to improving the lives of the underprivileged. There are three categories: Individual, Organization and GNU Health implementation. The Social Medicine Awards [3]

GNU Health Social Medicine Awards[4]

YearIndividualOrganizationGNU Health Implementation
2016Richard StallmanRed CrossLaos Center of Medical Rehabilitation (CMR)[5]
2017Lorena Enebral[6]National University of Entre RíosBikop Medical Center[4][7]
2018Jose Caminero LunaTor ProjectBafia District Hospital
2019Aaron Swartz Animal Free Research UKJamaica Ministry of Health
2020Angela DavisProactiva Open ArmsMunicipality of Diamante, Argentina [8]
2021Luna Reyes Segura[9]Physicians Committee for Responsible MedicineInsolàfrica [10]
2022Teresita Guadalupe Calzia[11]Franz Weber FoundationCirugía Solidaria [12]

GNU Health
Main article: GNU Health

GNU Health is a free software hospital information system[13] with strong focus on public health and social medicine. Its functionality includes management of electronic health records and laboratory information management system functionality.

GNU Health has been adopted by the United Nations University.[14] In 2011, it became a GNU official package. It was awarded Best Project of Social Benefit from the Free Software Foundation at LibrePlanet 2012, at University of Massachusetts Boston[15]

See also

References
  1. "GNU Solidario - Advancing Social Medicine". GNU Solidario.
  2. "Instalación de Debian GNU/Linux en Escuelas de Santiago del Estero". GNU Solidario.
  3. "GNUHealthCON 2017 - II International GNU Health Conference".
  4. "GNUHealthCON 2017 - II International GNU Health Conference". www.gnuhealthcon.org.
  5. "COPE - provider of prosthetic, orthotic and rehabilitation services in Laos". Archived from the original on 2016-11-27. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
  6. Mashal, Mujib (September 11, 2017). "She Was Teaching Him to Walk. He Shot Her From His Wheelchair". The New York Times.
  7. "Premio GNU - Social Medicine Award (2017)". November 25, 2017.
  8. "GNU Health Social Medicine Awards 2020". November 21, 2020.
  9. Kassam, Ashifa (May 20, 2021). "Spanish aid volunteer abused online for hugging Senegalese migrant". The Guardian.
  10. "GNU Health Social Medicine Awards 2021". December 11, 2021.
  11. "GNU Health Planet - Social Medicine Awards". November 18, 2022.
  12. "Medical Campaign uses GNU Health, openSUSE". October 19, 2022.
  13. Ardis Hanson and Bruce Lubotsky Levin (2012). Mental Health Informatics. Oxford University Press. pp. 244 - 245
  14. "Memorandums of Understanding - International Institute for Global Health". Archived from the original on 2018-05-04. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  15. "2011 Free Software Awards announced". Free Software Foundation. 26 March 2012.
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