In celebration of Kenya’s upcoming national launch of the CHT-based electronic community health information system (eCHIS), we’re reflecting on the breadth of Medic’s more than decade-long commitment of collaboration and impact in-country. In part one, we highlighted Medic’s journey supporting community health in Kenya. In part two, we highlighted our …
Technological stewardship has been key in advancing different areas of our lives; from improving access to information, resources, and most importantly health. As we celebrate the gains made, we also recognize the need to continuously ensure that even the hardest to reach communities are equipped with the necessary skills that …
Providing first mile healthcare in Diapé, Adzopé District- Côte d’Ivoire Read More »
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 …
Equipping CHWs with tools in Kitui County, Kenya Read More »
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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In rural communities around the world, community health workers (CHWs) have long been trusted providers of healthcare. Every day, CHWs cover long distances to make sure that all their neighbours – even the most remote – have access to health services. On this International Day of Rural Women, we celebrate …
Rural women at the centre of providing quality care Read More »
In December 2021, Medic hosted the first CHT Community Round-up – the start of a series of monthly calls to engage the community, share product news, and open the floor for valuable, direct feedback to our team.
Post author: Mourice Barasa, Research Officer for Monitoring & Data Systems Precision public health is an emerging practice to have more granularity in prediction and understanding of public health risks while customizing treatments for more specific and homogeneous subpopulations, often using new data, technologies, and methods. It is about delivering …
Accurate geospatial health data for better precision public health Read More »
A year into our partnership, Dimagi, Medic, and The Rockefeller Foundation have collaborated on a report to explore how investments in digital platforms for frontline workers today can help prepare for future pandemics.
A joint partnership equipped 564 community health workers with a mobile app, called MaliKaKeneya, to screen six communes of the Bamako District in Mali for COVID-19.
Post authored by Bara Ndiaye, Technical Lead * Veuillez trouver en dessous, la traduction en français de cet article. * Muso‘s network of Community Health Workers (CHWs), active in Mali since 2008, has been supported by the Community Health Toolkit (CHT) since 2017. Muso CHWs provide proactive care, a package of home-based health …