Tanzania achieves digital transformation as it transitions two new regions to fully paperless immunization system By Celina Kareiva, Engagement Officer, PATH, and Saumu Juma, Project Coordinator and Communications Officer, PATH Posted in BID Learning Network (BLN), Policies & Practices Photo: PATH/Trevor Snapp. A health worker uses an electroni...

By Daines Mgidange, Change Management and Data Use Associate, PATH Posted in BID Learning Network (BLN), People, Policies & Practices Photo: PATH/Trevor Snapp. BID Learning Network (BLN) members meet for a study visit, during what used to be in-person gatherings. The BLN has had to pivot under the current pandemic to meet country needs and cons...

New white paper spotlights the role of digital tools and adaptive management for navigating complex health challenges By Celina Kareiva, Engagement Officer, PATH Posted in BID Learning Network (BLN), Monitoring & Evaluation, Packaging, Policies & Practices, Practices Photo: PATH/Chimwasu Njapawu. Mothers and their babies arrive early to rec...

Public-private partnerships in immunization data strengthening: Lessons from deploying Vietnam’s electronic immunization registry By Tu Nguyen Xuan Cam, Program Officer, PATH Posted in Uncategorized Photo: PATH. A child and mother at a fee-based immunization facility in Vietnam. Public-private partnerships in health care have been used widely in hi...

By Catherine Muyawala, Community Coordinator, BID Learning Network Posted in Uncategorized Photo: PATH/Trevor Snapp. BID Learning Network members participate in a learning exchange in 2015. For the past six years, the BID Learning Network (BLN) has been a conduit of learning, information exchange, and peer support in Sub-Saharan Africa aimed at imp...

By Daines Mgidange, Change Management and Data Use Associate, BID Initiative, and Paul Nindi, System Project Manager, BID Initiative Posted in People, Policies & Practices Photo: PATH/Trevor Snapp. Health worker experiences and feedback are critical to designing effective digital health systems. Sharing health workers’ experiences with digital ...

By World Health Organization Posted in News, Packaging Graphic: World Health Organization. This post first appeared on the World Health Organization website. The BID Initiative and PATH contributed to the writing of the Digital Implementation Investment Guide. With the right approach and effective investment, digital health interventions can be suc...

Posted in People, Policies & Practices, Products Photo: PATH/Doune Porter. Vaccine product characteristics vary widely. Differences in volume, number of doses, and cold storage requirements—like the refrigerator shown here at Kimbiji Health Center in Tanzania—can have a big impact on cost. This post first appeared on the PATH website. For count...

By Celina Kareiva, Senior Communications Associate, BID Initiative and Masaina Bwakya, Change Management Lead, BID Zambia Posted in News, Policies & Practices, Products Photo: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation/John Healey. Health workers enter vaccination data into a tablet during a vaccination service at the Mahatma Gandhi Clinic in Livingst...

By Emily Carnahan, Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Manager and Hassan Mtenga, Country Lead, BID Initiative Tanzania Posted in Monitoring & Evaluation, Policies & Practices, Products Photo: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation/Riccardo Gangale. Clinical officer Caroline Agade advises mothers on vaccinating their children at the Green Hop...

By Celina Kareiva, Senior Communications Associate, BID Initiative Posted in Policies & Practices, Products Photo: PATH/Trevor Snapp. Paulo Urioh, a nurse in-charge at Mareu Health Center, uses the Tanzania Immunization Registry to administer vaccines to patients. As COVID-19 rattles many countries and their health systems, Tanzania is turning ...

Going beyond denominators: Defining the value of electronic immunization registries to solve for health system barriers By Emily Carnahan, Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Manager, PATH Posted in Monitoring & Evaluation, People, Practices, Products Photo: PATH/Trevor Snapp. Patients wait to receive immunization services at the Usa River Hea...

By Celina Kareiva, Senior Communications Associate, BID Initiative Posted in BID Learning Network (BLN), News Photo: MCSP/Kate Holt. A nurse vaccinates a baby at a clinic in Accra, Ghana. Last month, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) launched a new project that will accelerate and strengthen routine immunization programs by iden...

By Celina Kareiva, Senior Communications Associate, BID Initiative Posted in Monitoring & Evaluation, People, Products Photo: PATH/Trevor Snapp. A patient uses her cellphone at the Usa River Health Center in Tanzania. As COVID-19 squeezes health systems, clinics and hospitals around the world are finding themselves strained by the global pandem...

By Ashley Bennett, Lead Governance Officer, PATH and Hallie Goertz, Director of Engagement, Center of Digital and Data Excellence, PATH Posted in Policies & Practices Photo: PATH. The Visualize No Malaria initiative contributes to the elimination of malaria by bringing real-time data to the frontlines.  This post first appeared on the PATH webs...

By Jeff Bernson, Vice President, Technology, Analytics and Market Innovation, PATH and Rosemarie Muganda-Onyando, Regional Advocacy Director, Advocacy and Public Policy, PATH Photo: PATH/Trevor Snapp. BID Learning Network (BLN) members take part in a study visit. The BLN has taken on renewed importance providing virtual spaces for members to conven...

Will COVID-19 accelerate digital transformation? 5 ways the development community can “build back better” By Kate Wilson, CEO of the Digital Impact Alliance and Skye Gilbert, Executive Director of Digital Square, PATH Posted in People, Products Photo: PATH/Gabe Bienczycki. Marie-Reine Rutagwera, a malaria surveillance specialist for PATH, and Monde...

By Celina Kareiva, Senior Communications Associate Posted in BID Learning Network (BLN), People, Policies & Practices Photo: PATH/Paul Nindi. BLN members visit a health facility in Lusaka during an in-person meeting before COVID-19. The peer learning network has taken on new importance for its virtual spaces amid an evolving global pandemic. On...

Posted in BID Learning Network (BLN), News, Policies & Practices, Products Photo: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation/Riccardo Gangale. A nurse administers vaccines to children at the Ngarenaro Health Center in Arusha, Tanzania. The COVID-19 pandemic is putting a strain on health systems worldwide. The increasing demand on health facilities and...

By Hassan Mtenga, Country Lead, Health System Strengthening Project, PATH Posted in News, Products Photo: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation/Riccardo Gangale. Nurses scan child health cards to verify which vaccinations are required using tablets and an electronic immunization registry at the Ngarenaro Health Center in Arusha, Tanzania. This post f...