GNU Solidario
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| formation = {{start date and age|2009|11|23}}
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| type = non-profit organization
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| headquarters = Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain
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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 context of public health and education. Currently it is focused on social medicine and animal rights.{{cite web|url=https://www.gnusolidario.org/about-us.html |title= GNU Solidario - Advancing Social Medicine |publisher=GNU Solidario}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://blog.gnusolidario.org/2006/10/instalacion-de-debian-gnulinux-en.html |title= Instalación de Debian GNU/Linux en Escuelas de Santiago del Estero |publisher=GNU Solidario}}
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 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, 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.
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| Year / Link | Place | Context |
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| [http://www.iweee.org/2010/es/ 2010] | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain | IWEEE |
| [http://www.iweee.org/2010-brasil/ 2010] | Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil | Latinoware |
| [http://www.iweee.org/2011-luxembourg/ 2011] | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | Medetel |
| [http://www.iweee.org/2011-brazil/ 2011] | Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil | Latinoware |
| [http://www.iweee.org/2012-granada/ 2012] | Granada, Spain | IWEEE |
| [http://www.iweee.org/2013-las_palmas/ 2013] | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain | IWEEE |
| [http://www.iweee.org/2014-las_palmas/ 2014] | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain | IWEEE |
| [http://www.iweee.org/2015-las_palmas/ 2015] | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain | IWEEE |
| [https://www.gnuhealthcon.org/2016-las_palmas/ 2016] | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain | GNUHealthCon |
| [https://www.gnuhealthcon.org/2017-las_palmas/ 2017] | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain | GNUHealthCon |
| [https://www.gnuhealthcon.org/2018-las_palmas/ 2018] | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain | GNUHealthCon |
| [https://www.gnuhealthcon.org/2019-liege/ 2019] | Liège, Belgium | GNUHealthCon / OrthanCon |
| [https://www.gnuhealthcon.org/2020-online/ 2020] | Online conference | GNUHealthCon |
| [https://www.gnuhealthcon.org/2021/ 2021] | Online conference | GNUHealthCon |
| [https://www.gnuhealthcon.org/2022/ 2022] | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain | GNUHealthCon / OrthanCon |
| [https://www.gnuhealth.org/ghcon/2023/ 2023] | Hanover, Germany | GNUHealthCon / OrthanCon |
| [https://www.gnuhealth.org/ghcon/2024/ 2024] | Palermo, Italy | GNUHealthCon |
= 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 =
File:Richard Stallman receiving Social Medicine Award from GNU Solidario.jpg
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.
GNU Health Social Medicine Awards:{{Cite web|url=http://www.gnuhealthcon.org/2017-las_palmas/awards.html|title=GNUHealthCON 2017 - II International GNU Health Conference|website=www.gnuhealthcon.org}}
= GNU Health =
{{Main|GNU Health}}
GNU Health is a free software hospital information systemArdis Hanson and Bruce Lubotsky Levin (2012). [https://books.google.com/books?id=y9iE5w0W8BkC&dq=gnu+solidario&pg=PA244 Mental Health Informatics]. Oxford University Press. pp. 244 - 245 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.{{Cite web |url=https://iigh.unu.edu/about/memorandum-of-understanding#overview |title=Memorandums of Understanding - International Institute for Global Health |access-date=2018-05-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180504225825/https://iigh.unu.edu/about/memorandum-of-understanding#overview |archive-date=2018-05-04 |url-status=dead }} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.fsf.org/news/2011-free-software-awards-announced|title=2011 Free Software Awards announced|work=Free Software Foundation|date=26 March 2012}}
See also
{{Portal|Free and open-source software}}
External links
- [http://www.iweee.org International Workshop on eHealth in Emerging Economies]
- [http://www.gnuhealthcon.org GNU Health Con]
- [http://health.gnu.org GNU Health]