OneHealth Tool (OHT): Overview, download and installation

This article introduces the OneHealth Tool (OHT) software, explains how to download and install it on a Windows operating system.

The French version of this article: OneHealth Tool (OHT) : Présentation, téléchargement et installation

Introducing OneHealth Tool

OneHealth (OHT) is a computer software program for planning and budgeting long-term strategic plans for health programs and systems. It is a costing tool that supports decision making.

The results provided by OneHealth help answer questions such as:

• What health system resources would be needed to implement the strategic health plan (e.g., the number of nurses and physicians needed over the next 5-10 years)?
• What would be the cost of the strategic plan, by year and by contribution?
• What is the estimated health impact?
• How do the costs compare to the estimated available funding?
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The OneHealth Tool software was developed in collaboration with several international health and research organizations, including the World Health Organization (WHO), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), IAWG-Costing, WHO-OneHealth Tool, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, GHWA, Health Metrics Network, UNAIDS, UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF, US Fund for UNICEF, USAID, ...

In May 2012, the first official version of the OneHealth Tool was made available. Since then, the tool has been used in more than 55 countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.

Here is an illustration of the OneHealth Tool user interface:

Download OneHealth Tool

OneHealth is distributed only for the Windows operating system. To get the latest version, you need to go to www.avenirhealth.org, then click on "Direct Link" or "Mirror" in the "Software Download" section.

Once the download is complete, you will receive an installation file "OneHealthInstall.exe" that you will use to install OneHealth on your computer.

Install OneHealth Tool

Now that you have the "OneHealthInstall.exe" file, let's proceed with the installation. Start by double-clicking on the file to open it and then follow the instructions below:

1. In the Welcome window that appears, click on the "Next >" button to go to the next step 

2. In the "OneHealth Warranty" window, click "Next >" to proceed to the next step. This window displays the OneHealth warranty information.

3. In the "Select Destination Folder" window, you are asked to specify the directory where the OneHealth software will be installed, by default this directory is "C:\Program Files (x86)\Spectrum6" on my computer. You can change the path by clicking the "Change" button. Click the "Next >" button to proceed to the next step.

4. When you are in the "Ready to install" window, the installer confirms that everything is ready for installation. It will display the warranty information you have accepted, the installation folder and the space required on your computer. You can proceed to the next step by clicking the "Next >" button to start the installation.

5. The installation program shows the progress of the installation

6. And when the installation is finished, you will arrive at the "Setup Wizard Complete" window. Click the "Finish" button to close the setup program.

You will find OneHealth Tool on your desktop with a yellow square icon that says "OHT".

Double click on it to open it and then click on the "Run OneHealth" button in the "Applications" section

OneHealth finally welcomes you, good job!

Upcoming article: Creating a projection in OneHealth Tool (OHT)