May 2019
Faraja Igira > Other Awards
Awarded ten million and six hundred Tanzanian shillings only after being nominated as the National Best Worker for the Researchers, Academicians & Allied Workers Union (RAAWU) for 2018/2019
May 2011
Faraja Igira > Other Awards
Awarded one hundred Tanzanian shillings only after being nominated as the Departmental Best Worker for the department of Information Technology at the Institute of Finance Management.
January 2009
Faraja Igira > Other Awards
Worked for a 50% part time Post-doc position at the University of Oslo, Norway starting from 1st March 2009 to 31st December 2012. The funding was provided through a project on Improving Access and Quality of Maternal Health care in Sub Saharan Africa by SIU, Norway. The main deliverables were Co-supervision of two PhD students who were registered at the University of Oslo and doing their research in Tanzania and a Functioning Mobile Application for registering maternal information and births
Full Member
Dr. Faraja Igira
Membership since:
2018
Field of activity:
Degrees:
2008
Doctorate
Computing and Information Technology
Publications resulting from Research
1. Igira, F. (2008). The situatedness of work practices and organizational culture: implications for information systems innovation uptake. Journal of Information Technology, 23(2), 79-88.
2. Lungo, J. H., and Igira, F. (2008). Development of Health Information System in Zanzibar: Practical Implications. Journal of Health Informatics in Developing Countries, 2(1), 24-32.
3. Igira, F., & Aanestad, M. (2009). Living with contradictions: Complementing activity theory with the notion of “installed base” to address the historical dimension of transformation. In Mind, Culture, and Activity: An International Journal, 16(3), 209-233.
4. Igira, F. (2012). Dynamics of healthcare work practices: Implications for Health Management Information Systems Design and Implementation. Journal of Management Research News, 35 (3/4), 245-259.
5. Ngoma, C., and Igira, F. (2012). Contradictions in Collecting and Recording Maternal Health Data at the Community Level: A case Study from two Districts in Tanzania. Journal of Health Informatics in Developing Countries, 6(2), 509-520.
6. Shidende N; Grisot M; Aanestad M; Igira F. (2014). Coordination challenges in Collaborative Practices in the Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV in Tanzania. Journal of Health Informatics in Africa, 2(1), 1-17.
7. Ngoma, C., and Igira, F. (2015). Empowering Community Health Workers to Collect and Record Maternal and Child Health Data by Resolving Contradictions. Journal of Health Informatics in Africa, 3(1), 1-18.
8. Shidende, N.H., Aanestad, M., and Igira, F. (2016). The role of context in the co-evolution of work and tools: a case from the primary health sector in Tanzania. Journal of Information Technology & People, 29(4), 850-875.
9. Mukasa, E., Kimaro, H., Kiwanuka, A., and Igira, F. (2017). Challenges and strategies for standardizing information systems for integrated TB/HIV services in Tanzania: A case study of Kinondoni municipality. The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries (EJISDC), 79(5), 1-11.
10. Mahundi, H.M., Chaula, B.H, and Igira, F. (2018). Appreciating local variations in standardising health care data collection processes and tools: A case of health management information system in Tanzania. Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries, 84(4), 1-11.
2. Lungo, J. H., and Igira, F. (2008). Development of Health Information System in Zanzibar: Practical Implications. Journal of Health Informatics in Developing Countries, 2(1), 24-32.
3. Igira, F., & Aanestad, M. (2009). Living with contradictions: Complementing activity theory with the notion of “installed base” to address the historical dimension of transformation. In Mind, Culture, and Activity: An International Journal, 16(3), 209-233.
4. Igira, F. (2012). Dynamics of healthcare work practices: Implications for Health Management Information Systems Design and Implementation. Journal of Management Research News, 35 (3/4), 245-259.
5. Ngoma, C., and Igira, F. (2012). Contradictions in Collecting and Recording Maternal Health Data at the Community Level: A case Study from two Districts in Tanzania. Journal of Health Informatics in Developing Countries, 6(2), 509-520.
6. Shidende N; Grisot M; Aanestad M; Igira F. (2014). Coordination challenges in Collaborative Practices in the Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV in Tanzania. Journal of Health Informatics in Africa, 2(1), 1-17.
7. Ngoma, C., and Igira, F. (2015). Empowering Community Health Workers to Collect and Record Maternal and Child Health Data by Resolving Contradictions. Journal of Health Informatics in Africa, 3(1), 1-18.
8. Shidende, N.H., Aanestad, M., and Igira, F. (2016). The role of context in the co-evolution of work and tools: a case from the primary health sector in Tanzania. Journal of Information Technology & People, 29(4), 850-875.
9. Mukasa, E., Kimaro, H., Kiwanuka, A., and Igira, F. (2017). Challenges and strategies for standardizing information systems for integrated TB/HIV services in Tanzania: A case study of Kinondoni municipality. The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries (EJISDC), 79(5), 1-11.
10. Mahundi, H.M., Chaula, B.H, and Igira, F. (2018). Appreciating local variations in standardising health care data collection processes and tools: A case of health management information system in Tanzania. Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries, 84(4), 1-11.
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