Health Informatics · Data Science

I build digital health systems
that turn data into decisions.

Hi, I'm Makhate Makhate — a tech lead with 15+ years across DHIS2, OpenMRS/Bahmni and data science, helping health programs run on software they can trust.

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  • 15+years in health tech
  • 4countries supported
  • DHIS2 · Bahmnicore platforms
Portrait of Makhate Makhate

About

Software for health systems that actually get used.

I lead the design and delivery of health information systems — from national electronic registers to routine data pipelines. My sweet spot is the messy middle: taking real clinical and program needs and shipping tools that clinicians, data teams and funders can all rely on.

Trained in computer science, physics and data science, I care about clean engineering and honest numbers in equal measure. When I'm not shipping, I'm probably playing guitar 🎸.

  • 🎓 BSc Computer Science & Physics — NUL
  • 📊 PGDip Data Science — UKZN (2025)
  • 🌍 Based in Southern Africa · open to remote
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Skills

The stack I build with

Languages

  • Java
  • Python
  • R
  • SQL
  • JavaScript
  • Bash

Frameworks

  • Spring MVC
  • Hibernate
  • React
  • Next.js
  • AngularJS
  • Django

Health Platforms

  • DHIS2
  • OpenMRS
  • Bahmni
  • CommCare
  • iHRIS
  • ODK
  • OpenHIM
  • FHIR

Data & ML

  • Pandas
  • Power BI
  • Superset
  • scikit-learn

Cloud & DevOps

  • Linux
  • Docker
  • AWS
  • Git
  • CI/CD

Projects

Selected work

PythonPandasML

Data Science Portfolio

A growing collection of applied data science notebooks — cleaning, modelling and visualising real-world datasets, with a bias toward health and public-good problems.

Live demo Source
DHIS2Health Info

National eRegister

Electronic register rollout supporting frontline clinical workflows and routine reporting.

Details on request
OpenMRSBahmni

EMR Integration

Connecting clinical EMR data to national systems through interoperable, standards-based pipelines built on the HL7 FHIR standard.

Details on request
Writing

Notes & Essays

Occasional writing on health informatics, data and building for the real world.

Read on Medium

Experience

Where I've led

  1. eRegister Tech Lead

    2024 — Present

    HISP-SA

    • Leading technical delivery of a national electronic register.
    • Owning architecture, data quality and rollout across facilities.

  2. Health Informatics Tech Lead

    7 years

    ICAP

    • Led health information systems supporting large clinical programs.
    • Built data pipelines and dashboards used by program and M&E teams.

  3. Country Coordinator

    2 years

    LIFTII Project

    • Coordinated in-country delivery and stakeholder alignment.

  4. HRH Informatics Lead

    5 years

    HRAA · USAID-funded

    • Led human-resources-for-health informatics across the program.

Contact

Let's build something.

Open to tech lead roles, health informatics consulting and interesting freelance work. The fastest way to reach me is email.