Overview of partnership In March 2020, when COVID-19 had not fully established itself in Kenya, an opportunity emerged for Medic and Palladium Kenya to not only co-develop an integrated COVID-19 surveillance system with the Ministry of Health (MoH) and other stakeholders, but also to exchange knowledge between the two organizations …
The product team at Medic conducted an experiment with County Health Administrators based in Kenya’s Siaya County who use the event-based monitoring system application – powered by the Community Health Toolkit – called mDharura.
Kennedy Odiambo Oreunjo is the County Director of Health in Siaya County, Kenya. He is a public health specialist with a master’s degree in Public Health and Community Health & Development and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Public Health. He is passionate about engaging communities in finding affordable solutions …
Interview conducted by Michael Korir, one of Medic’s Project Managers based in Nairobi, Kenya. Pictured above, Mercy Amulele. Medic is a diverse team made up of designers, developers, researchers, and public health specialists. We are united by a common desire to improve health outcomes in rural communities around the world. At Medic, Project …
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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Post authored by Samuel Mbuthia, Tech Lead. Above, Medic teammates visited Siaya County, Kenya earlier this year (from left – Michael Korir, Jane Katanu, Sara Hollis, Mercy Amulele and Samuel Mbuthia). In the health sector, human-centered design involves a combination of empathy and community participation to optimize service delivery. At Medic, human-centered …
Post submitted by Julie Smith, Medic’s Director of Development. Above, panelists on Skoll’s “Leveraging Technology To Close The Distance In Global Health Access” session. Last week, I attended the 2018 Skoll World Forum with our CEO, Josh Nesbit. The theme of the gathering was “The Power of Proximity.” According to Sally Osberg, …