Notice B

Promoting the collaborative development of proposals for investments in digital health global goods

Digital Square supports investments in digital health global goods, which are tools that are adaptable to different countries and contexts. Mature digital health global good software is software that is (usually) Free and Open Source (FOSS), is supported by a strong community, has a clear governance structure, is funded by multiple sources, has been deployed at significant scale, is used across multiple countries, has demonstrated effectiveness, is designed to be interoperable, and is an emergent standard application.

We are using an open proposal process. Your concept notes and proposals will be publicly posted, giving you and other submitters the opportunity to find collaborators and provide and receive feedback from your peers.

Proposals (62 total)

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Notice B: Strengthening OpenMRS

Submitted by Caitlin Bowman (Digital Square) (Digital Square at PATH) on Tue, 03/03/2020 - 15:00 Last revised by Digital Square on Tue, 03/10/2020 - 05:39.
Primary Author: Jan Flowers
Application Status: 
Approved – Contingent on Funding

OpenMRS is a high quality, open source, integrated EMR platform aimed at resource-constrained settings where structured patient record keeping systems (specifically, electronic medical record systems) can improve health outcomes. The Open Medical Record System (OpenMRS) was created in 2004 in response to an identified need for efficient data and information management to support enhanced care delivery and help achieve health equity in low and middle-income countries (LMIC).

Notice B: Strengthening the Open Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (OpenCRVS) System

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 03/09/2020 - 15:38 Last revised by Digital Square on Tue, 03/10/2020 - 05:38.
Primary Author: Christopher Seebregts
Application Status: 
Approved - partially funded

Open Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (OpenCRVS) is an open source system supporting the digitisation of common processes for civil
registration and vital statistics (CRVS), particularly those found in low resource countries. Globally, almost half of the world’s children, most of
them in Africa, are unregistered as well as 38 million of 56 million (two-thirds) annual deaths . Being unregistered, a child is invisible in the
eyes of the law and hence is vulnerable to many forms of abuse and neglect impacting on health status. Sustainable Development Goal (SDG)

Notice B: Supporting the Establishment of an Organizational Home for the mPowering Frontline Health Workers Initiative

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 03/09/2020 - 14:46 Last revised by Digital Square on Tue, 03/10/2020 - 05:37.
Primary Author: Sarah Smith
Application Status: 
Approved – Contingent on Funding

mPowering Frontline Health Workers is a USAID-funded public-private partnership that is working to accelerate the use of mobile technology
to improve the performance of frontline health workers around the world. Its mission is to contribute to the elimination of preventable child and
maternal deaths by applying mobile technology to improve the skills and performance of this critical workforce around the world. mPowering’s
objectives are to:

Notice B: Synergy that saves children’s lives: Integration of two mobile applications for improved management of childhood illnesses and malnutrition

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 03/09/2020 - 15:01 Last revised by Digital Square on Tue, 03/10/2020 - 05:37.
Primary Author: Happy Kumah
Application Status: 
Out of Scope

This project will bring together two existing mobile solutions independently developed by World Vision (WV) and Terre des hommes (Tdh), to
address the management of malnutrition and the management of childhood illnesses, respectively. The integrated digital tool will improve
the coordination and timeliness of treatments that saves children’s lives.
Background & Rationale: Despite the progress in reducing child mortality in the past two decades, treatable conditions such as diarrhea,

Notice B: Technology for Health and Disability: making ODK 2.0 accessible

Submitted by Caitlin Bowman (Digital Square) (Digital Square at PATH) on Tue, 03/03/2020 - 15:19 Last revised by Digital Square on Tue, 03/10/2020 - 05:39.
Primary Author: Jim Fruchterman
Application Status: 
Approved – Contingent on Funding

Data is a cornerstone of health and development programs, whether it is used to evaluate the impact of programs to eradicate malaria, help local NGOs effectively measure and implement immunization programs on the ground, or adopt the best response during humanitarian crises. Today, there are one billion people with disabilities (PWDs) worldwide, constituting one of the most marginalized and vulnerable groups in every country around the globe. The dearth of data on PWDs and the health issues they face contributes to their invisibility in statistics, policies, and international programs.

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