Have you ever wondered about how government agencies acquire the information they have on the prevalence of various diseases in the country? I know I have. Thanks to advancements made in technology, there are data analytic tools such as the District Health Information System (DHIS2) that are used for such purposes. However, things haven’t always[...]
Datakojo is a mobile data collection platform that allows individuals and organizations to deliver web-based surveys to any demographic group(s). The platform operates on a survey program to capture responses, in which survey data is instantly cleaned and available for analysis by the user. Datakojo has been deployed for various data collection projects[...]
A definition of the word “simple” is “being easily understood, with little or no difficulty’’. In a technological setting, we can say an application or tool may be simple if words like “user-friendly”, “interoperable” and “seamless” are used to describe such applications or technology. Simple technologies exist across various disciplines including agricultural and education disciplines,[...]
Image source: Jodi Bieber; Ventures Africa. Child marriage is any formal or informal union before the age of 18 years. This type of marriage is mostly seen in African, South Asian and Latin American countries, and impacts the development of the child, community and country. According to the Save The Children Fund: About 40 million[...]
We live in a digital age, and technology has irreversibly changed our lives. Obtaining information used to be time-consuming, but now it is only a click away. Although technology has penetrated several sectors of the Nigerian economy, the Nigerian health sector has still been found inadequate. Despite the progress made so far, many hospitals and[...]
Image 1: Training participants. Photo Credit: eHealth4everyone eHealth4everyone’s DHIS2 beginner-to-advanced level training was a three-day event that held from the 15th to 17th of February, 2022, in Abuja, Nigeria. The DHIS2 training was organized to build the capacity and skills of the Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN) staff. The training served as a refresher[...]
Nigeria is currently facing a healthcare crisis that has resulted in many unnecessary deaths due to several challenges such as; overworked medical personnel, insufficient budgetary allocation amongst many others. In the wake of this, policymakers must be able to easily access relevant information to make decisions based on the limited resources available. Often, the reports[...]
Using DHIS2 is one approach to improving health data management. In Nigeria, eHealth4everyone has supported the implementation and use of DHIS2 by the Federal Ministry of Health, and has been scaled nationwide. The adoption of DHIS2 by the Nigerian government is helping it get the necessary information needed for planning and evidence-based policy development for[...]
The most popular form of data collection is paper-based, but is it the most effective? Traditionally, collecting data for a research study has always been a time-consuming and tedious task, especially when using paper-based tools. Paper-based tools are vulnerable to loss, damage and error. Given that it is also not cost-effective, its management and analysis[...]
(Image source: robotics and automation news) Last month, we shared insights on how Virtual Reality (VR) can aid phobia treatment in the healthcare industry. In this post, we will take a look at another use case in VR and the focus would be on medical training in the 21st century. With the advent of new[...]