The AMPATH Nutritional Information System: designing a food distribution electronic record system in rural Kenya.

Objective: The AMPATH program is a leading initiative in rural Kenya providing healthcare services to combat HIV. Malnutrition and food insecurity are common among AMPATH patients and the Nutritional Information System (NIS) was designed, with cross-functional collaboration between engineering and medical communities, as a comprehensive electronic system to record and assist in effective food distribution in a region with poor infrastructure.

Design: The NIS was designed modularly to support the urgent need of a system for the growing food distribution program.