Quality Data for Quality Care in Zimbabwe and Tanzania

gmc — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 14:24:05 +0000

In Tanzania and Zimbabwe, two new projects funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and implemented by RTI, aim to the challenges of health information system strengthening. Both countries' governments recently introduced five-year health information system (HIS) strategic plans that lay out the critical issues and the necessary actions. The projects will strengthen the ability of the ministries of health to carry out these plans, by involving decision-makers at district, provincial, and national levels.

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Open Data Kit

gmc — Tue, 17 May 2011 18:53:08 +0000

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Open Data Kit (ODK) is a free and open-source set of tools that helps organizations to develop mobile data collection solutions. RTI used ODK aggregate to develop the first version of a new national infectious disease reporting system for Zimbabwe.