Overview
NHIE purpose, operating model, and how teams should use the portal for planning and implementation.
Open section →Services catalogue
Every national service operated under the NHIE.
The catalogue is the canonical entry point for any partner planning an integration.
NHIE services snapshot
ServiceStatusStandards
HPRS (Health Patient Registration System)LiveFHIR R4, IHE PDQm, IHE PIXm
Patient identification and HPRN retrieval via HPRS.
MHFL (Master Health Facility List)LiveFHIR R4, IHE mCSD, IHE CSD
Query and resolve health facility identifiers via MHFL.
ARR (Audit Record Repository)LiveATNA
Captures and serves ATNA-conformant audit events for node authentication and traceability.
Getting Started
Step-by-step onboarding from registration and sandbox access to conformance testing and production go-live.
Open section →Governance
The legal basis (NHI Act, National Health Act, POPIA, HNSF), the Data Sharing Agreement, and the audit obligations every certified partner must meet.
Open section →Testing
Eight certification phases from sandbox and conformance testing through the Projectathon to production go-live.
Open section →Onboarding pathway
From initial scope to certified production access.
Every technical partner follows the same evidence-led pathway defined in Getting Started, so engineering, QA, and governance stay aligned on what "ready for production" means.
Quick start
- Understand scope and review governance obligations.
- Register as a technical partner and access the sandbox.
- Build, then pass conformance and functional testing.
- Submit certification evidence and go live.
Journeys
Core paths technical partners follow.
Explore NHIE servicesBrowse the official service catalogue and identify the registry and exchange capabilities your team needs.Align to standards and securityFollow interoperability guidance, authentication requirements, and implementation rules before integration.Meet governance obligationsConfirm the legal basis, Data Sharing Agreement, and audit requirements that apply before requesting production access.Certify and go liveWork through sandbox, conformance, and Projectathon testing to certification and monitored production rollout.
Service roadmap
- HPRS (Health Patient Registration System) - Live
- MHFL (Master Health Facility List) - Live
- ARR (Audit Record Repository) - Live
Latest updates
- Conformance evidence checklist updated for onboarding teams.
- Authentication implementation examples aligned across docs.
- Service onboarding language standardized for all partner guidance.
Ready to continue?
Continue with the official onboarding process and complete your sandbox, conformance, and go-live requirements.
Open Getting Started