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Trevor Perrier and Nicola Dell. Information Communication Technologies for Development. What we do. About us. South Africa July 2008- October 2011. ICTD Motivation. Mobile vs Land line phones. * World Bank data set. ICTD Motivation. Cell phones per 100 people. USA. Word. India. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Information Communication Technologies for Development
Trevor Perrier and Nicola Dell
What we do
About us
South AfricaJuly 2008- October 2011
ICTD Motivation
* World Bank data set
Mobile vs Land line phones
ICTD Motivation
* World Bank data set
USAWordIndia
Sub-Saharan Africa
Cell phones per 100 people
ICTD Motivation
12.5% of the world’s population
25% of the world’s burden of disease
3% of the world’s health workers
Sub-Saharan Africa
Enable Community Health Works
Open Data Kit
ODK ScanProblem: Large amounts of paper based data being manually entered.
Solution: Local processing and digitalization of paper forms using an Android phone.
ODK Diagnostics
Automatic reading of rapid diagnostic tests.• HIV• Malaria• Diabetes
Spirosmart
Measure lung function with the microphone on a phone.
Digital Public Health
• Key messages around maternal health
• Locally created videos• Facilitated showings at
mothers’ groups.
Mobile WaCH
Connecting mothers to the Kenyan Health System
Capstone : Technology for Resource Constrained Environments
Water TimeMeasure water usage and gather in Ethiopia
Portable Ultra SoundLaptop based ultra sound device for midwives
Milk BankingMonitoring the local pasteurization of breast milk for HIV positive women.
Questions?