The Landscape of Health Informatics Education in Low- or Middle-Income Countries

Health informatics education is an essential part of global health. However, the available health informatics programs across the globe are unequal. This study aims to identify the current state of health informatics education in Low- or Middle-Income Countries, focusing on Africa and Southeast Asia. We have searched the university's public website for the available health informatics degree programs and the curricula and their alignment with the AMIA health informatics competencies. We found most health informatics related education only exist in the USA, while in the other countries little to no education exists related to health informatics. We found several institutes providing Health information management education in Africa, Iran and India. Other than USA, less than 20% AMIA health informatics domains and competencies were observed in health information management education. The results of this study will help us to better understand the global landscape of health informatics education and identify ways to enhance the programs based on their available curriculum themes.