Building Open Guidelines for Rapid Diagnostic Tests

Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) are used around the world as low-cost disposable tests capable of diagnosing a variety of common diseases, such as malaria, syphilis, and HIV. These tests come in a variety of shapes and formats, which poses challenges for accurate use and interpretation by the clinicians and community health workers providing care. Below …

Building Open Guidelines for Rapid Diagnostic Tests Read More »

Integration Between MEDSINC and OpenSRP will Link Community-Level Clinical Data with National Health Information Systems

BURLINGTON, Vt. & NAIROBI, Kenya–(BUSINESS WIRE)–THINKMD and Ona announced today a technical partnership focused on integrating the functionality of THINKMD’s MEDSINC frontline health worker clinical assessment platform with OpenSRP, a comprehensive open-source point of care case management platform for frontline health workers developed by Ona with the World Health Organization and a consortium of leading global technical and health research partners. …

Integration Between MEDSINC and OpenSRP will Link Community-Level Clinical Data with National Health Information Systems Read More »

BID partners with Ministry of Health to fight cholera outbreak in Zambia

Written by Mali Kambandu, Communications Officer, BID Initiative Zambia and originally published on Bid Initiative’s blog. In January, Zambia recorded over 2,300 cases of cholera nationwide, with the majority of cases reported in Lusaka. Cholera is a diahorreal disease that can cause death if not treated quickly; children are particularly vulnerable because the disease quickly …

BID partners with Ministry of Health to fight cholera outbreak in Zambia Read More »

PATH's Dawn Seymour discusses scenarios that implementers may face in transitioning from paper to digital records.

“It Doesn’t Have to be Like Ripping Off a Band-Aid”: Transitioning from Paper to Digital Records

Written by Jarret Cassaniti and originally published on k4health.org. During the 2017 Global Digital Health Forum session on Injecting Digital Technology into Old-School Immunization Systems, Dawn Seymour from PATH discussed the value of electronic immunization registries. Despite the benefits of such registries, including more accurate data, she and her colleagues Sang Dao Dinh and Hieu Tran explained some challenges when …

“It Doesn’t Have to be Like Ripping Off a Band-Aid”: Transitioning from Paper to Digital Records Read More »

Photo: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation/John Healey. Health workers of all ages are embracing data quality and data use interventions in Zambia.

Champions and super users: ‘Born before computers,’ health workers are driving BID’s work

Written by Mali Kambandu, Communications Officer, BID Initiative Zambia and originally published on Bid Initiative’s blog. A common misconception about some older health workers is they might not be able to grasp new technologies. In some cases, these staff members fear there is a steep learning curve to master the tools, or the electronic tools might …

Champions and super users: ‘Born before computers,’ health workers are driving BID’s work Read More »

Photo: PATH/Mali Kambandu. Health workers are the heart of the BID Initiative. Their quick and enthusiastic uptake of data quality and data use interventions has resulted in early successes in Zambia’s Southern Province. Above, are several mother and child health nurses at Nkabika Clinic.

Champions and super users: The health workers behind BID’s success

Written by Mali Kambandu, Communications Officer, BID Initiative Zambia and originally published on Bid Initiative’s blog. A common misconception about some older health workers is they might not be able to grasp new technologies. In some cases, these staff members fear there is a steep learning curve to master the tools, or the electronic tools might …

Champions and super users: The health workers behind BID’s success Read More »

Ona and PATH in Zambia for OpenSRP Immunization Project

The Ona team started the year off right with a productive visit to Livingstone, Zambia, the site of the most recent OpenSRP implementation. James Maina (center), a technical project manager at Ona, asks a clinic nurse about her workflow. Photo: PATH/Mali Kambandu In Zambia, OpenSRP will be used as an immunization platform to support PATH’s …

Ona and PATH in Zambia for OpenSRP Immunization Project Read More »

Scroll to Top