At Medic, continuous discovery is not just another research methodology; it is a core part of our commitment to improving care delivery through the Community Health Toolkit (CHT). Recognizing the dynamic nature of our use case and the development of healthcare systems, we’ve embraced a mindset that values ongoing improvement […]
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Health systems, in their current forms, exclude people from care. However, a global network of 3.3 million Community Health Workers (CHWs) – committed and trusted members of the communities where they live and work – are an integral part of a new model of proactive and patient-centric care, one that
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Building world class open source software is important in improving the quality of care in our communities. By ensuring that through this process, we focus on being people led, we are able to understand critical information from the onset thus focus on the right areas of improvement especially on user
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Author: Chrisgone Adede, Senior Researcher, Data Science Community health workers (CHWs) are increasingly recognized for their contributions in increasing access to health care services and healthcare seeking-behaviors, as well as improving clinical outcomes given their proximity to the communities they serve. Digital tools have been noted to provide the opportunity
Post authored by Helen Olsen, Impact Manager; Alix Emden, Operations Lead; Josh Nesbit, Board Member, and Kenn Sippell, Director of App Services. Health workers around the world are on the front lines of the fight against COVID-19 at great personal risk. A deadly combination of extreme working conditions, stress, fatigue and prolonged
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Olivia Ng recently concluded her summer internship with Medic in our Nairobi office. Below, she shares stories and insights from a field visit to Siaya County, Kenya where we were conducting training sessions with new users of our mobile tools. Olivia is a rising junior at Tufts University majoring in Community
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