4. Rwanda ,
Tanzania &
Ethiopia
deploying live
datasets of
health facilities,
services,
infrastructure.
Simple
datasets that
are kept “live”
are a powerful
platform for
7. Farm Radio
Africa
combines IVR
calls, questions
and FM Radio
programs to
share working
practices and
collect
questions to
address;
boosting local
learning.
9. In a story of
failure, the
H1N1 outbreak
was not
addressed with
proven mobile
tools due to
lack of mobile
operator
preparedness –
a simple
contract
negotiated in
advance would
10. During the Ebola
crisis, diagnostic
devices equipped
with CDX
connectivity
reported positives
faster to health
workers, and
accelerated the
validation process
of diagnostic
assays.
They same system
reports data every
Apps they design end up being simple, robust, easy, and multi-use. People USE THEM FOR WHAT THEY FEEL IS RIGHT.
For example, a health monitoring tool became the prime LOCAL DISASTER RELIEF NETWORK
Health Foo – EARLY DETECTION EARLY RESPONSE Is key to containing outbreaks
If people are your first SENSORS AND ACTUATORS, creating LOCAL FEEDBACK LOOPS saves lives
You have to LET THEM CREATE THOSE LOOPS