A fully localized, hospital-grade electronic medical records system. Built with support for Arabic and RTL languages from the ground up. Patient registration, clinical encounters, lab, pharmacy, imaging, and billing. Proudly serving millions of patients across low-income areas of the Middle East. Zero license fees!
Step-by-step guides for deploying Bahmni RTL at your facility
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Integrated clinical, laboratory, pharmacy, imaging, and billing workflows โ all localized for RTL languages.
Arabic-localized clinical UI, lab modules, and appointment scheduling. Native right-to-left rendering across all applications.
Patient registration, clinical encounters, diagnosis, prescriptions, and discharge summaries. Built on OpenMRS โ the most widely deployed open-source EMR.
Lab order management, sample tracking, and result entry via OpenELIS. Automatically synced with patient records.
Drug dispensing, inventory management, and invoicing through Odoo ERP. Integrated with clinical orders via Atomfeed.
DICOM image storage and viewing via DCM4CHEE. Full radiology workflow from order to report.
Clinical dashboards in Metabase, operational reports, and system observability via Grafana + Loki logging stack.
A complete hospital stack orchestrated through Docker Compose. Services communicate via Atomfeed event-driven sync.
All services run as Docker containers. Zero host dependencies beyond Docker Engine.
Whether you're deploying at a hospital or customizing the stack โ we've got you covered.
Pre-built bootable system. Boot it, configure your network, and you're live. No Docker or Linux expertise required.
Clone the Docker Compose repo and customize. Full control over services, configuration, and deployment.
Download ready-made integrations to connect laboratory analyzers directly into the Bahmni RTL system. Results flow from the instrument to the patient record automatically.
Hematology, chemistry, urinalysis, coagulation, and immunoassay analyzers. Plug-and-play middleware with configuration templates for common lab instruments.
Open source ยท AGPL 3.0 ยท Community contributions welcome
Everything you need to deploy, configure, and extend Bahmni RTL.
Step-by-step Docker installation, service verification, and post-install database restoration for OpenMRS, OpenELIS, and Odoo.
bahmni-docker-RTL โUpstream Bahmni Docker wiki โ profiles, environment configuration, service management, and troubleshooting.
Bahmni Wiki โDefault configuration for Arabic localization โ concepts, forms, clinical templates, and locale settings.
default-config-RTL โBahmni Apps with full right-to-left rendering โ patient dashboard, clinical encounters, and registration.
bahmniapps-RTL โArabic-localized lab information system โ sample tracking, result entry, and OpenMRS integration.
OpenElis-RTL โRTL Odoo modules for drug dispensing, inventory, and invoicing integrated with clinical orders.
odoo-modules-rtl โComplete upstream documentation โ architecture, developer guides, API reference, and administration.
bahmni.atlassian.net โArabic-localized clinical and operational reports with Jasper integration.
bahmni-reports-RTL โBahmni RTL inherits the open-source licenses of the upstream Bahmni ecosystem. Every component is free to use, modify, and distribute.
| Component | License | Scope |
|---|---|---|
| Bahmni RTL Components | AGPL 3.0 | RTL UI, Docker orchestration, reports, integrations |
| Bahmni Core | AGPL 3.0 | Clinical apps, modules, deployment automation |
| OpenMRS | MPL 2.0 | EMR platform, patient records, clinical encounters |
| OpenELIS | AGPL 3.0 | Laboratory information system |
| Odoo Community (v10) | LGPL 3.0 | Pharmacy, billing, ERP |
| DCM4CHEE | MPL / GPL / LGPL | DICOM imaging, PACS |
| Jasper Reports | LGPL | Report generation |
All Bahmni RTL modifications and new components are released under AGPL 3.0, consistent with upstream Bahmni. See each repository's LICENSE file for details.




This project originated from the Royal Academy of Engineering's Frontiers of Development grant, adapting open-source health technology for Arabic-speaking communities. Built on Bahmni โ the open-source enterprise-grade EHR system trusted by healthcare organizations worldwide.
We gratefully acknowledge the World Health Organization and UK RAEng for funding this project and making it possible to bring open-source hospital technology to communities that need it most.
A special thank you to Next Medtech, the social enterprise whose team of 30+ clinicians and software developers in Syria led the localization, development, and deployment of Bahmni RTL โ from building the RTL/Arabic version to clinical workflow integration and supporting multiple large academic hospitals through system adoption.
Thank you to our development partner IPLit for their important role in building Bahmni RTL and supporting its deployment.
Whether you're a hospital, NGO, or health ministry โ reach out to us or our implementation partner to discuss deployment in your region.