Post author: Samuel Mbuthia, Head of Community Interoperable systems work together, even if they were not designed specifically to do so, because standard communication protocol techniques – such as Fast Health Interoperability Resources (FHIR) – are applied. All patient information can be seen, exchanged, and used across different platforms. To …
Post author: Jennifer Quesada, Software Developer Countries around the world continue to grapple with the most effective way to access and analyze robust, centralized data around the spread of COVID-19. Meanwhile, we collectively face the critical need to respond quickly to local outbreaks, limiting the toll of the virus at …
FCHVs share how mHealth training and remote care coordination have become a lifeline between frontline health workers and patients during COVID-19 lockdown in Nepal.
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 Antony Khaemba, Project Manager COVID-19 surveillance and early detection are critical to preventing the spread of the disease, and to protect those who are most vulnerable. Over the past several weeks, our team has worked in close collaboration with Kenya’s Ministry of Health (MoH), the Palladium Group, mHealth Kenya, Environmental Systems …
COVID-19 Update: CHT-Powered App Supporting COVID-19 Surveillance in Kenya Read More »
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 …
COVID-19 Update: New Rapid Diagnostic Test App for CHWs Read More »
Like most organizations around the world, we suddenly found ourselves operating as a fully remote team during the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Post Authored by Shreya Bhatt, Chief of Staff, and Sudip Pokhrel, Government Partnerships Advisor *This post is a continuation of our blog series to share important updates and commentary on our Covid-19 response efforts and updates.* In the past several weeks, airports and other major ports of entry around the …
COVID-19 Update: New CHT App for Port of Entry Surveillance in Nepal Read More »
Post co-authored by Josh Nesbit, Board Member; Isaac Holeman, Chief Research Officer; and Shreya Bhatt, Director of Partnerships. *This post is a first in a series of posts to share important updates and commentary on our Covid-19 response efforts and updates.* As Covid-19 spreads across countries where we support partners …