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The Global Digital Health Network envisions a world where technical innovation supports improved health and contributes to better quality, accessibility and sustainability of health services and health outcomes, particularly for underserved populations in low resource environments. Formerly known as the mHealth Working Group, the Network was established in 2009 by global health organizations for global health organizations, and is a 3700+ person-strong networking forum with members from 117 countries to share information, engage with the broader community, and provide leadership in digital health for global public health. Our events and communications are a venue to share practical and flexible guidance with each other and the community. We also seek to engage with and learn from digital implementers in non-health sectors, so that we may strengthen our respective digital technologies.
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- Item2012 eHealth African Conference SummaryEgbe Osifo Dawodu s presentation on the eHealth African Conference held April 18 19 in Nairobi Kenya from the June 2012 mHealth Working Group Meeting
- Item2012 mHealth Summit in Cape TownPiers Bocock s presentation reporting back from the 2012 mHealth Summit in Cape Town South Africa from the June 2012 mHealth Working Group Meeting
- ItemA 360° Country Perspective on Digital Health Development: The Case of MalawiDigital health solutions are often presented as a panacea a one stop solution that fill gaps and overcomes complex health sector barriers in low and middle income countries LMICs In practice digital infrastructure and connectivity lag uptake of new technology and data use are tough nuts to crack and coordination of well meaning partners is exceedingly difficult Though technical solutions seem to abound bringing them to scale has proven elusive In this session we will take the country perspective focusing on 5 key areas that cut across digital health programs policy tech and tools partner coordination data quality and streamlining and data use Experts from Malawi a pioneering country for digital health leadership will honestly discuss their efforts and challenges in these key domains Presented by Hannah Cooper Co Founder and Managing Director Cooper Smith
- ItemAdapting Content for CHWs to Mobile Phones: Multimedia for CHWsJeremy Wacksman a Senior Program Analyst with Dimagi gave this presentation on Adapting Content for CHWs to Mobile Phones Multimedia for CHWs at the October 15 2013 Deep Dive meeting co sponsored by the mHealth Working Group and mPowering Frontline Health Workers This half day Deep Dive meeting in Washington DC focused on how to adapt content both existing mobile and paper based for mobile phones for community health workers The objectives of this hands on workshop were to share information on repositories of mobile messages that exist and sources of other content as well as give people the opportunity to learn best practices for content adaptation and get some hands on experience putting them into practice The meeting took place at FHI 360 s Greeley Hall in Washington DC
- ItemAdapting eLearning Content for an Interactive Voice Response Course for Professional Development in KenyaDigital Data for Family Planning Programs This panel will explore various ways that digital technology can be used to improve access to family planning information support and care The Institute for Reproductive Health IRH worked with Cycle Technologies to roll out the CycleBeads Android app in Kenya Ghana and India to over 250 000 that helps women prevent or plan pregnancy or track their menstrual cycles Through targeted social media marketing the program team efficiently marketed the CycleBeads app Using innovative in app direct to user and micro surveys IRH was able to evaluate user experience assess key demographic characteristics and understand ongoing interaction with the technology The SKATA mobile application was designed to help women and couples in Indonesia make decisions about whether to use contraception and what method to choose Study findings suggest that engagement processes involve more than just use metrics rather engagement ought to also be measured in terms of the cognitive shifts and changes to interpersonal communication that result from using a digital health intervention for behavior change Knowledge for Health K4Health collaborated with Kenya Medical Training College and IntraHealth Kenya to develop and deliver an IVR based family planning reinforcement training to students and health care providers in order to explore new ways to deliver technical content available on the Global Health eLearning Center Speakers will share the findings from the implementation and usability and knowledge retention assessments providing practical tips for replicating and scaling up in other countries and environments Presented by Cassandra Mickish Gross Program Officer II Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs
- ItemAnalysing Large Mobile Messaging Networks Data Using Apache Spark GraphframesThe lab will use an applied example to help participants conduct a virtual social network analysis with simulated data Our focus will be on showing participants how social network analysis can be implemented at scale and to illustrate how insights on social diffusion and peer influence mechanisms within mobile messaging services can be found Lab participants will work through an applied example using social network analysis to model contagion processes i e spread of fake news triggered by a behaviour change intervention The example will use Apache SPARK a free open source software package and the tech industry standard for Big Data analysis Participants need to pre register in order to receive information on open source software installations on their laptops before attending the workshop Speakers include Eli Grant Head of Research PraekeltNathan Begbie Data Scientist PraekeltCharles Copley Head of Data Science Praekelt
- ItemApril 16, 2019 GDHN Monthly Meeting presentationsIntraHealth International hosted the April 2019 monthly meeting of the GDHN focused on two tools for evaluating digital health interventions Evaluating Using Digital Principles The Principles of Digital Development are nine living guidelines intended to help practitioners succeed in applying digital technologies to development programs Yet how to apply these high level ideas to actual digital health projects Recently IntraHealth International partnered with NPOKI to create the first independent assessment of a major ICT4D initiative using the Digital Principles Wayan Vota from IntraHealth walked us through how iHRIS IntraHealth s flagship health workforce information software was evaluated the results they found and how IntraHealth will use the results to inform future iHRIS development Evaluating Using DHIRT The Digital Health Investment Review Tool provides high level guidance on how to apply the Digital Principles and the Principles of Donor Alignment for Digital Health into a set of scoring criteria for strategic investments in global digital health Merrick Schaefer from USAID showed us how DHIRT is useful for development practitioners and technologists including how Donors can use DHIRT when creating requests for solicitations defining contract language and evaluating proposals for grant funding and software procurement Implementers can use DHIRT to respond to RFPs design their activities and implement their technology solution with digital health best practices
- ItemApril 2016 Meeting Recap - Data for Health Decision MakingWe d like to thank you for those who participated in the April meeting which highlighted four diverse presentations about data use of digital technologies We had about 25 participants attend in person and another 50 join remotely For those of you unable to participate we wanted to send you a few highlights from the presentations and Q A session Presentation by Tara Nutely from MEASURE Evaluation Tara started out the meeting providing an overview of data use an important buildilng block for health systems Though we ve done a lot to collect more and better data over the years we still have work to do to use that data to improve service areas Tara highlighted 8 steps as part of the data use process 1 Assess data use context 2 Engage data user and data producers in data use 3 Identify information needs 4 Improve data quality 5 Improve data availability access synthesis and content 6 Build data use core competencies 7 Strengthen organization infrastructure 8 Evaluation and communicate successes This systems approach is important to ensuring data is used Most of our work in digital health centers around number 5 Data Availability Here is where a lot of our work in interoperability data warehousing dashboards etc come together Perhaps the most important takeaway is to make sure that data responds to decision making needs Tara mentioned that a webinar will take place at 11AM on April 27 about Data Visualization for Decision Making To find out more information and register visit the MEASURE Evaluation website here http www cpc unc edu measure resources events data visualization for decision making in hiv programs Presentation by Ismail Wadembere IntraHealth Uganda IntraHealth s Ismail presented an overview iHRIS the open source software that has been rolled out across the country to help support policy and advocacy for human resources for health HRH The goal of iHRIS is to make data available and help HRH decision making iHRIS is currently used to capture data about health worker training iHRIS Train health worker registration and licensure iHRIS Qualify and iHRIS deployment iHRIS Manage This data has been used in many ways For example following an HRH audit to identify how many posts were needed in each district data was run in iHRIS to illustrate the gaps in health workers by county and by facility This data was used to advocate for funding and recruitment of over 7 200 health workers across the country Here is another example to provide insight on health worker licensure for doctors a short code was established so that anyone could SMS the name of the provider and within minutes they d receive an SMS confirming if they are registered with the Medical Council and if the licensure is up to date This motivated a lot of health workers to update their licensure and ensure their licensure and registration records were correct Ismail closed the session highlighting that all of the iHRIS data is housed in a knowledge management portal at the MOH a key point that ensures HRH data is accessible and shared throughout the Ministry Presentation by Amanda Berman from the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs Amanda gave an overview of two projects that used maps and GIS in decision making During the Ebola outbreak in Liberia her team worked with GeoPoll to send SMS surveys throughout the country to help identify exactly the communication messages and materials that were needed to inform the public about Ebola and how to protect themselves This data was mapped out by county and used as the CCP team developed materials Through the Nigeria Urban Reproductive Health Initiative she and the team used maps to highlight data from an evaluation They were able to see by state percentage of health centers offering family planning reproductive health services Some of the key lessons learned that Amanda highlighted were that when using mobile phones to collect data vis SMS consider the wording of your message so you get more bang of your buck She also noted that one of the successes in the Nigeria program was that they knew they would be using GIS to represent their data form the beginning so they could consider that in their data design and collection processes There was a lively discussion post presentation including comments about women s true access to mobile phones in certain cultures as well as how mobile phone signal penetration has been a challenge in Liberia during the Ebola outbreak Presentation by Neal Lesh from Dimagi Our last presenter Neal gave a talk about the perspective from Dimagi on how digital tools can improve health His team has been looking into comparisons of programs that used digital tools and those that did not They ve also been evaluation how CommCare the open source mobile platform application tool has contributed to the growing evidence base of mobile technology and health improvement Neal mentioned that they are scaling their CommCare work around the world For example 9 000 new users will be added to an MNCH application in Guatemala 90 000 CHWs in 8 states in India will start using Commcare and a program with UNICEF is expanding the application to 12 000 midwives in Myanmar Neal and his team have looked at how use of Commcare has evolved over the time of a project We all know that one of the challenges is sustaining digital tools something important if we want impact over time Neal and his team are committed to understanding how static solutions can turn into dynamic systems A study will be launched at the ICTD 2016 conference next month about challenges and opportunities in creating dynamic digital health solutions We ll be sure the results are shared through this listserv We also want to share a great new resource published this month The mHealth Evidence Review and Assessment mERA checklist This work marks the culmination of three years of multi institutional collaborations to determine standards for reporting digital health evidence The authors hope that the systematic use of this checklist to report research findings will help improve the quality of digital health evidence We look forward to seeing you on May 20 for our next Global Digital Health Network meeting featuring Closed User Groups Our featured presenters will be Akuba Dollphyne from Grameen Foundation Nandini Jayarajan from CCP Aly Azhar from VaxTrac and Dr Christoph Pimmer from the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland School of Business Institute for Information Systems Click here to register as an in person or virtual participant
- ItemAre Messaging Programs Good Value for Money: Methodological Musing and Early Findings from MAMA South AfricaPanel Cost Effectiveness This session will feature panelists who will explore the question of where there has beenm good return on investment on mobile health applications for frontline workers The session will also explore the cost effectiveness of mobile solutions compared with traditional paper based options A hard look at the evidence will be explored as well as lessons learned from the the MAMA South Africa Join this session as some of the most pressing questions about digital health value for money are explored by Dimagi Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and GSMA Presented by Amnesty LeFevre PhD MHSAssistant Scientist Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
- ItemAssessing the Feasibility and Acceptability of an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) System to Deliver Refresher Training in SenegalKate Gilroy Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor at IntraHealth International gave this presentation at the June 16 meeting of the mHealth Working Group This presentation details methodology for concept development prototype testing and usability feasibility testing for a family planning mLearning platform for frontline healthworker training in Senegal
- ItemAssessment of World Vision's mHealth Projects in Asia and Africa: Focus on Scalability and SustainabilityDigital for MNCH Data Use Strategies Using Scalable Digital Solutions This panel will explore how several global NGOs are using data to create scalable digital solutions for the Maternal Newborn and Child Health MNCH sector World Vision has leveraged digital health to improve infant and young child nutrition outcomes using the MOTECH Suite to support a range of Community Health Worker delivered programming to support community health systems strengthening Across Sierra Leone India and Indonesia gaps and opportunities in existing digital health programs were identified using the mHealth Assessment Planning for Scale MAPS Toolkit and the Global Digital Health Index GDHI Globally PATH has explored the role for digital health solutions to make data readily available and shareable They will share change management best practices to support the creation of a data use culture including presentations from country government participants in Zambia and Tanzania who have led the way in implementing efforts to increase evidence based decisions in their facilities and districts JSI works to support the USAID Maternal and Child Survival Program MCSP focused on high impact health interventions to prevent child and maternal deaths They are using GIS to understand social economic and other non physical barriers to maternal care in Nigeria As more spatial data on social economic and health are made available through DHS and similar programs GIS becomes more relevant tool to the global health and development field Presented by Bhishmaraj Srivastava MPH MBA Candidate Johns Hopkins University
- ItemAugust 30 2018 Global Digital Health Network Monthly MeetingDigital health at scale Key considerations for developing markets Spotlighting the work of Mezzanine Vodacom in Africa and Carlos Slim Foundation in Mexico While digital health is still in its infancy it is evident that greater use of technology solutions can help address key healthcare issues expanding healthcare coverage access enhancing services quality and optimising resources cost Although there is a growing number of digital health services many pilots are not followed by full scale implementation due to a lack of sustainable financing continued fragmentation and narrow focus of the solutions deployed and long time to market for commercial solutions The GSMA presented highlights from their Scaling digital health in developing markets report as well as examples of best practice in Africa and Mexico The GSMA together with Mezzanine and Carlos Slim Foundation shared challenges and lessons learned around 1 Securing stable investment for delivering digital health solutions at scale 2 Ecosystem collaboration to address current fragmentation and create a holistic digital health model 3 Industry collaboration to address current interoperability issues and drive healthcare data integration Speakers included Rodrigo Saucedo Mart nez Fundacion Carlos SlimJacques de Vos MezzanineMojca Cargo GSMAKim Vlijoen GSMA A recording of the presentation is available here February 2019 Update The GSMA case sudy CASALUD A suite of digital health services fo the prevention and management of NCDs is now available
- ItemBangladesh National Health Information ExchangeFireside Chat Approaches in Creating a National Digital Health Infrastructure Several countries are in the process of deploying nationally scaled digital health infrastructure which includes elements like master client indexes provider facility location registries shared health records and data warehouses This discussion led by Jembi Health Systems will provide participants with a deeper understanding of enterprise architecture and technical challenges as well as solutions faced in digital health infrastructure in Rwanda and Bangaldesh Presented by Angshuman Sarkarj Principal Architect ThoughtWorks
- ItemBasic Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (BEmONC) LearningPanel Integrating Digital and Non Digital Tools Many skilled birth attendants in low and middle income countries do not have the skills and knowledge of essential medical interventions or signal functions to provide quality basic emergency obstetric and neonatal care BEmONC This session will demonstrate how to integrate digital and non digital tools with proven best practices in BEmONC capacity building approaches Panelists will feature a variety of tools for supporting health worker training and BEmONC implementation Presented by Jennifer Breads Technical Advisor JhpiegoTara Talvacchia mHealth Manager Maternity FoundationAnne Marie Frokjaer Barrie Head of Development Programs Maternity FoundationCarolyn Moore Acting Director mPowering Frontline Health Workers
- ItemBetter Health for Afghan Mothers and Children ProjectDr Dennis Cherian BHMS MS MHA is the Senior Director Health HIV and AIDS International Programs Group World Vision US His presentation at the January 28 2014 mHealth Working Group was entitled Mobile Technology Helps Community Health Workers Increase Access to Skilled Delivery and Provide Quality Counseling and Quick Referrals for Maternal and Newborn Health Care in Rural Afghanistan which was about the Better Health for Afghan Mothers and Children Project BHAMC 2008 2013
- ItemBi- Manual Compression Video (BEmONC Demonstration)Panel Integrating Digital and Non Digital Tools Many skilled birth attendants in low and middle income countries do not have the skills and knowledge of essential medical interventions or signal functions to provide quality basic emergency obstetric and neonatal care BEmONC This session will demonstrate how to integrate digital and non digital tools with proven best practices in BEmONC capacity building approaches Panelists will feature a variety of tools for supporting health worker training and BEmONC implementation Presented by Jennifer Breads Technical Advisor JhpiegoTara Talvacchia mHealth Manager Maternity FoundationAnne Marie Frokjaer Barrie Head of Development Programs Maternity FoundationCarolyn Moore Acting Director mPowering Frontline Health Workers
- ItemBID Initiative: Sustainability and ScaleSustainability and ScaleIn order to deliver on the potential long term impact of digital health practitioners must think in terms of sustainability and scale Come here experts discuss their successes and challenges in achieving both Dimagi s open source mobile platform has scaled to over 50 000 frontline workers in India and is also on track to generate over 1 million of product revenue this year from hundreds of organizations paying low monthly fees However they ve found the market pulling towards prioritizing the launch of new projects in order to achieve sustainability rather than investing more in the impact and sustainability of programs that are at scale At PATH while the initial phase of a digital health solution often focuses on meeting the specified requirements and use cases the plan for sustainability and future scale is not often included from the beginning PATH will share experiences in Tanzania and Zambia with electronic immunization registries and how they ve worked to move beyond the proof of concept stage to address the technical financial and institutional aspects needed for sustainability and scale Coordinated by the Health Information Systems Programme HISP DHIS 2 is a health management information system being used in over 60 countries DHIS 2 helps governments and health organizations to manage their operations more effectively monitor processes and improve communication Along with these presentations a representative from the Ministry of Health in Tanzania will offer their perspective of scaled solutions and the pressing topic of sustainability Presented by Laurie Werner Global Director BID Initiative PATH
- ItemBridging gaps between ICT and Health program staff at CRSHow CRS organizes support for ICT4D projects including the CRS ICT4D Project Lifecycle Methodology Presentation by Carrie Miller to the August 16 2012 meeting of the mHealth Working Group
- ItemBridging Program-ICT Gaps. August 2012 meeting slidesBridging Program ICT Gaps Slides for joint meeting of mHealth Working Group and NetHope Healthcare Working Group on August 16 2012 presented by Kelly Keisling mHealth Working Group co chair and NetHope Global Healthcare Program Director
- ItemBroadband Commission Digital Health ReportIn 2015 the UN Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development launched a WorkingGroup on Digital Health co chaired by the Novartis Foundation and Nokia to explore howdigital health could best be used to its full potential as an enabler to accelerate SDG3 Improve human health well being and Universal Healthcare UHC The Working Groupconvened leading digital health experts from governments international and nongovernmentalorganizations academic institutions and the private sector The Co Chairscommissioned Vital Wave to conduct the research and interview key stakeholders for thereport with the Working Group members Drawing on the experience and insights ofdigital health leaders from 20 countries the report aims to provide practical guidance onleadership governance and intra governmental cooperation for leaders in health and ICT who are implementing national digital health strategies and solutions The session willprovide a preview of the report with a panel discussion with speakers from the countrycase studies and other thought leaders in digital health Presented by Aya Caldwell Head Innovation and Partnership Novartis FoundationFlorence Gaudry Perkins Founder Digital Health PartnershipsAlvin Marcelo Executive Director Asia eHealth Information NetworkOlasupo Oyedepo Project Director ICT4HEALTH ProjectGarrett Mehl Scientist WHOValerie Noto Head of Partners Solutions Partners Business Unit Nokia