Team Member Spotlight: Peter Lukwesa
May 24, 2016
Posted in General
The BID Initiative team works across three countries in the United States, Tanzania, and Zambia. This week, we learn more about Peter Lukwesa, Systems Implementation Specialist in Zambia.
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Team Member Spotlight: Apollo Temu
May 17, 2016
Posted in General
The BID Initiative team works across three countries in the United States, Tanzania, and Zambia. This week, we learn more about Apollo Temu, Deputy Director in Tanzania
Read MorePutting the Right Information in the Right Hands
May 11, 2016
Posted in Products
The BID Initiative leverages sustainable and scalable solutions such as a national electronic immunization system and supply chain tools to put the power of data in the hands of health workers so they can do their jobs more effectively and efficiently.
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BID Initiative April 2015–March 2016 Annual Report
May 5, 2016
Posted in Packaging, People, Policies & Practices, Products
We recently wrapped year three for the BID Initiative! Our annual report is now available detailing our progress over the year and looking ahead at what’s in store for BID’s fourth year. With rollout underway in Tanzania and soon to start in Zambia, members at all levels of the health system are one step closer to realizing and leveraging the benefits of data collection and use to make better decisions in providing health services and reaching more children.
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Using Better Data to Protect More Kids
Apr 25, 2016
Posted in People, Policies & Practices
Did we vaccinate all the children we intended to this month? How many children do we expect next month and will we have enough vaccine supply in stock? How are we performing in terms of service provision?
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Countries Gather to Share Lessons Learned on Electronic Immunization Registries
Apr 21, 2016
Posted in BID Learning Network (BLN), People, Products
Implementing electronic immunization registries (EIRs) is not an easy process yet several countries have been and continue to be successful in this. In April, the Improving Data Quality for Immunizations (IDQi) project sponsored a regional meeting of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) for countries in the Americas and Africa (with representation from Tanzania, Zambia, and The Gambia) to share lessons learned about the development and implementation of various EIRs.
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Video: Better Data. Better Decisions. Better Health
Apr 14, 2016
Posted in Packaging, People, Policies & Practices, Products
We are excited to share our first video in a four-part series! Told from the perspective of the health workers currently using BID solutions in Arusha Region Tanzania, we created these videos to provide an inside look at the BID Initiative on the ground.
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Guiding the way to better data
Apr 11, 2016
Posted in Policies & Practices
Zambia has many challenges that affect health service delivery. One such challenge is the availability of quality data to make decisions. The Ministry of Health (MOH) recognized the need to collect information from health facilities and developed several reporting tools such as the Health Management Information System (HMIS), which captures various indicators across all health areas.
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Balancing Low & High Tech Solutions
Mar 30, 2016
Posted in People, Policies & Practices
The BID Initiative is not a technology project. From the beginning, we have stressed this important point among our global partners, country governments and with health workers. But why is this so paramount in our approach?
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Investing in Tanzania and Zambia
Mar 24, 2016
Posted in Packaging, People, Policies & Practices, Products
As we officially start the second half of our BID Initiative grant, we took some time to reflect on our accomplishments to date as well as the challenges we’ve faced and the lessons we’ve learned. Over the last year, we’ve made incredible progress in designing, testing and rolling out interventions.
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