Governing data for better health
Jul 8, 2020
Posted in Policies & Practices
Health data can do enormous good—if they are governed with a trustworthy, nimble, and equitable approach. Here’s how.
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Connecting in the time of COVID-19
Jul 2, 2020
Posted in BID Learning Network (BLN), People
Progress toward health equity relies on strong connections with governments, with communities, and with individuals. We cannot design new approaches without making these communities and individuals central to the design process. We cannot test new products without their feedback. And we cannot extend the reach of health services without their participation.
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Will COVID-19 accelerate digital transformation? 5 ways the development community can “build back better”
Jun 3, 2020
As the global response to COVID-19 accelerates, thoughtful leaders in every sector are asking: how can we structure our response to not only respond to the needs of today, but to ‘build back better’ once the crisis is over?
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BLN offers virtual platform for peer learning as countries square off against COVID-19
May 27, 2020
Posted in BID Learning Network (BLN), People, Policies & Practices
On a Thursday last month, the Zoom line crackled with greetings and introductions. BID Learning Network (BLN) members from more than a dozen different countries and professional backgrounds convened for a webinar presentation about the application of electronic immunization registries (EIRs) to the COVID-19 pandemic. The webinar, which opened with two presentations from Pakistan and Tanzania, was followed by a discussion about maintaining immunization services even as many countries struggle to curb COVID-19. Countries shared challenges, their early lessons from the pandemic, and their concerns for the coming months. It was a chance to talk candidly with peers about a rapidly evolving outbreak that has gripped every corner of the globe.
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Maintaining commitment to immunization in Africa through COVID-19 and beyond
May 14, 2020
Posted in BID Learning Network (BLN), News, Policies & Practices, Products
The COVID-19 pandemic is putting a strain on health systems worldwide. The increasing demand on health facilities and health care workers has dramatically shifted resources from essential routine health services—such as immunization—to COVID-19 response as countries put in place measures to control the infection and limit the impact on health systems and economies. However, the world has learned from past outbreaks of diseases like Ebola that disruption of immunization services—even for brief periods—can result in outbreaks and unnecessary deaths.
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3 ways immunization data tools are flexing to fight COVID-19 in Africa
Apr 24, 2020
Digital and data tools and approaches first introduced to strengthen immunization services can be used to understand and curb the devastating impacts of pandemics like COVID-19.
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Countries gather in Lusaka for BID Learning Network meeting to strengthen digital and data capacity
Mar 24, 2020
Posted in BID Learning Network (BLN), People
For Silemane Ouedraogo, an Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) Data Manager in Burkina Faso, one of the most beneficial parts of the BID Learning Network (BLN) is the opportunity to learn from his peers about the digital health systems and technologies that have worked in their own countries. As countries figure out how to make use of limited resources for their health systems, this country engagement is irreplaceable.
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The costs of electronic immunization registries, sharing BID’s experience to help other countries plan
Mar 17, 2020
Posted in Packaging, Policies & Practices, Products
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Case study celebrates lessons and catalytic potential of rapid, iterative software development across three countries
Feb 26, 2020
Posted in Packaging, Policies & Practices, Products
Pakistan, Zambia, and Kenya are among a growing number of countries implementing electronic immunization registries (EIRs) to improve data quality and health facility performance. But EIRs can be costly to design and introduce. Seeking a solution that had already demonstrated proof of concept, these countries turned to the Open Smart Register Platform (OpenSRP), a mobile health platform based on global standards of care that allows frontline health workers to electronically register and track individuals for immunization.
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BID Learning Network expands services, mentoring countries across sub-Saharan Africa in digital and data solutions
Feb 19, 2020
Posted in BID Learning Network (BLN), People, Policies & Practices, Products
The BID Learning Network (BLN) brings together digital health experts and immunization program managers from across sub-Saharan Africa to exchange experiences in implementing electronic immunization registries (EIRs), data management systems, change management approaches, and data use policies and practices. As countries across the world embrace digital solutions, PATH is drawing on its experience in designing, introducing, and scaling digital and data tools in Tanzania and Zambia to help countries address routine data challenges focusing at primary health care level.
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