BID Initiative

Dear All, USAID is partnering with Digital Square to assess how governments and investors can harness existing digital tools and platforms to efficiently support response efforts in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, including supporting vaccine planning, distribution and monitoring.  We nee...

*Edited on 9/29 to correct project contact. The BID Initiative is analyzing electronic immunization registry (EIR) data from Tanzania to better understand common immunization program barriers and the ways in which EIRs can solve for them. A BID analytics team of PATH staff from the U.S. a...

The BID Initiative is launching a new scope of work that examines common immunization program barriers and the ways in which electronic immunization registries (EIRs) can solve for them. A BID analytics team comprised of PATH staff collaborating across the U.S. and country offices are using individu...

As technology has become cheaper and more accessible, countries are adopting digital health interventions to improve the provision of and demand for health services. These interventions are complex and require strong coordination and support across different health system levels and government depar...

For an annual cost of between US$3.30 to $3.81 per child under the age of one, health workers in Tanzania can benefit from the better data and time savings made possible by an electronic immunization registry (EIR). In Zambia, these benefits cost US$8.46 per child under the age of one. That higher n...

The BID Initiative is excited to announce a new topics page that compiles the resources, tools, publications, and webinars we've developed or contributed to over the years! BID is led by PATH and grounded in the belief that better data, plus better decisions, will lead to better health outcomes...