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Project Buendia (photos and video) is an open-source medical record system designed for relief missions. It was originally created in collaboration with MSF in response to the 2014 Ebola epidemic in West Africa. This page is the main starting point for all project documentation.

For product managers and designers

• Product Management and Design — the project's history, priorities, goals, user research, design artifacts, and reference materials.

For software developers

• About the software
• System Overview
• Client Application (user-facing Android app)
• Server Application (OpenMRS database and API)
• Server Platform (software configuration and update)
• Development procedures and plans
• Getting Started (instructions for new developers)
• How to Develop
• Testing
• Releases
• Processes and Tools
• Some areas volunteers could contribute to
• Future Extensions
• Areas of Concern
• Build and Deployment
• Equipment List
• Hardware Build Procedures
• Software Install and Configuration
• QA

For gear prep staff

— Information on assembling, flashing, configuring, and packing a hardware & software kit to send to the field.

• Setting Up an Edison
• Software Install and Configuration

For field users

• Upon Receiving Your Gear
• Setting Up a Tablet
• Server Indicator Lights
• Field Guides — Information for field staff: how to set up, use, maintain, and troubleshoot a Buendia deployment in the field.
• Advanced: Changing Wifi Settings

For new contributors

• Recently joined the project? See the (slightly out of date) Welcome new contributors! page.