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The Role of Paper to Digital Data Solutions
In response to this article by Dr. Mahad Ibrahim on the role of data during the Ebola outbreak, some interesting questions were sparked among our team. The piece evoked a lot of great insights about the opportunities and challenges the piece addresses, as well as…
What do vaccines and vending machines have in common? Using data to improve vaccine delivery in Benin
Over the past year and a half in Benin, VillageReach has supported the Agence de Médecine Préventive (AMP) in their work to pilot and scale Logivac, an informed push distribution system for immunization commodities. Starting as a pilot in a single health zone in…
Delivering on a Promise: Improved Data Helps Protect the Boso-Mbuki Community
I had the privilege of meeting Ruphin Ndumbala on my recent visit to Equateur province, DRC. Ruphin is one of the many frontline health workers who go above and beyond to ensure vaccines reach every last child. Recently, he made a promise, and I…
Testing Innovation in the Field – SELV
A few weeks back, my colleague Rachel Powers wrote about VillageReach’s customized deployment of an open-source electronic logistics system (OpenLMIS) in Mozambique, where it is referred to as SELV (Sistema Electrónico de Logística de Vacinas). Along with members of our team, she and I…
Getting to Work: Accurate Data to Reach 100%
World Immunization Week is a perfect time to reflect on global priorities and our commitment to the Global Vaccine Action Plan (GVAP). This framework guides the work of organizations around the world to reach every child with life-saving vaccines. It is also a way…
We Build by Listening: OpenLMIS at TechNet
OpenLMIS is a community dedicated to collective impact. We are always learning and listening for new ideas. We organize user-centered design workshops, talk with global leaders, and incorporate best-in-class technologies to meet the needs of global health supply chains. The most recent TechNet-21 Conference…
Driven by Data
In 1972, The UN General Assembly agreed to mark October 24 each year as World Development Information Day in order to draw the world’s attention to development problems and the need to strengthen international cooperation to solve them. The Assembly felt that improving the dissemination…
Drugs, Data & Dashboards: It’s Not So Simple
Simple ideas can be powerful – a point driven home during my recent trip to Uganda. While I was there, I had the opportunity to tour the Ugandan national medical stores, where medicines for the entire country are warehoused. The head of sales and…
More than Meets the Eye: OpenLMIS in Malawi
On any given day, you may find Benat Kalebe organizing his storeroom or dispensing medicines at the Ntchisi District Hospital. He may be working in the hospital’s different wards, providing support for the nurses and doctors while keeping a close eye on the stock…
Puzzle Pieces: How data, trucks and fridges can help deliver the African Union’s Commitment
Versão português With the endorsement of the Addis Declaration on Immunisation, African leaders demonstrated their commitment to life-saving immunizations. The Declaration names a number of components – ten, in fact – crucial to realizing the full benefits of immunization. But there are many more…