Three Early Digital Health COVID-19 Response Success Stories

By Wayan Vota, Director of digital healthMarch 27, 2020Coronavirus infection rates are climbing exponentially around the world with over 440,000 confirmed cases and 20,000 deaths so far. Governments, donors, and health workers are scrambling to find digital health solutions they can use in COVID-19 response activities.While we desperately need innovative solutions now, we must be patient and:Avoid pilotitis that results in more failed ICT4D interventionsStop siloed systems development that replicates existing processesResist complicated technologies that divert scarce resourcesWe all need to follow the Principles for Digital Development as we respond to country needs. This is a world-stopping emergency, and we all are moving fast. However, we must focus on solutions that:Foster government and community ownershipBuild on existing systems and familiar technologyIncentivize long-term usefulness with flexible functionalityOnly with measured and appropriate digital health technology solutions will we be efficient and effective in our response to COVID-19.Subscribe Now for more Digital Health Case StudiesDigital Health COVID-19 Response Success StoriesThere are three early successes that showcase how information and communication technologies (ICT4D) can support rapid responses to communicable disease outbreaks, like COVID-19. Each of these implementations build on the three perquisites above and decades of collective experience in emergency response with...
Source: IntraHealth International - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Tags: COVID-19 Digital Health Source Type: news