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[https://digitalsquare.org Digital Square] is a digital health marketplace (or 'square') where supply and demand come together to accelerate health equity. We connect health leaders with the resources necessary for digital transformation. Digital Square is housed at [http://www.path.org/ PATH], and supported by USAID, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and [https://digitalsquare.org/partners a consortium of other donors].
__NOTOC__= Welcome to the Digital Square Wiki! =
Digital Square is a digital health marketplace (or 'square') where supply and demand come together to accelerate health equity. We connect health leaders with the resources necessary for digital transformation. Digital Square is housed at PATH, and supported by USAID, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and a consortium of other donors. For more Information visit our [https://digitalsquare.org website here.]


This wiki serves as a platform for technical audiences to obtain resources and information related to Digital Square's investments in [[#Global Goods|global goods]].  More general information about Digital Square can be found on the main [https://digitalsquare.org website].
This wiki serves as a platform for technical audiences to obtain resources and information related to Digital Square's investments in global goods and other areas.


=COVID-19 Response=
{{Introbox|content=* '''How to use our Wiki:'''
Digital Square is leveraging its unique role and strengths to support countries, donors, and partners in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Harnessing existing relationships across the global digital health ecosystem, we mobilize our robust network of partners in coordinated response. We also utilize PATH's work in global health security, malaria, primary health care, and the broader digital and data portfolio to more comprehensively support country partners in ensuring essential health services remain available.  
* '''1. As a software developer, you may be interested in:''' The work that Digital Square does to support and advocate for standards. You can also learn more about HL7 FHIR from our FHIR Webinar series. [[How Digital Square supports standards| Click here]]
* '''2. As an innovator, you may be interested:''' Learning more about the requirements for becoming a global good and how to apply for global goods status.  [[Becoming a Global Good| Click here]]
* '''3. As an implementor or donor, you may be interested in:''' Finding out more about the approved global goods that are available. [[Active Global Goods| Click here]]}}


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== What we do ==


==Global Good Adaptations to COVID-19 (updated February 5, 2021)==
Digital health technology is at the core of modern, equitable health care systems. When designed and employed effectively, systems can seamlessly exchange information, leading to improved clinical decisions and outcomes, care coordination, and operational efficiency. This interoperability is made possible through health data standards for digital technologies, which ensure data is uniformly and efficiently exchanged across systems. Digital Square supports the global digital health community, including country governments, in understanding, aligning, and applying these standards.


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| style="width: 10%;" | '''Global Good'''
| style="width: 60%;" | '''Adaptation'''
| style="width: 30%;" | '''Resources'''
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| '''Digital Health Atlas'''
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: As part of the global COVID19 response, the WHO has enhanced the Digital Health Atlas to provide support for governments and investors focused on scaling effective digital health implementations. Key features:
:* 1. Enhanced MOH pages, able to store reference documents of national relevance (policies, investment plans, maturity assessments, etc)
:* 2. Documentation of Project Phases providing DHA users with insights regarding the progress of a project along the software development life cycle (from ideation to scaled implementation)
:* 3. Facilitating the labeling and description of multi-country deployments as  "Global Initiatives".
:* 4. Facilitating the labeling of a project as research-focused and time-bound, allowing researchers to share time-critical insights and progress into Covid-19 and digital health directly with Ministries of Health and Investors
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:* [https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdigitalatlas.who.int%2Fen%2F-%2Fdashboard%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cabendor%40path.org%7C5d34dde849bb4b1acc6208d7edcf7421%7C29ca3f4f6d6749a5a001e1db48252717%7C0%7C0%7C637239347580129262&sdata=FGGVBIZnpcBm58Ea585RUFAyR6xGKTCH%2FWFCjIo02k4%3D&reserved=0 Digital Health Atlas]
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| '''OpenHIE COVID-19 Task Force (Cross-cutting for all global goods)'''||
:* Identify and collate information relating to data standards and exchange relevant to the COVID-19 response.
:* Identify gaps in and establish standards for data exchange priorities.
:* Provide documentation and guidance (to both the global good community as well as proprietary software tools) to improve adherence to these standards.
:* Ensure that rapidly deployed solutions can be integrated into the national digital health architectures.
:* Outputs: HL7 FHIR profile / implementation guide for case reporting & contact tracing.
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:* [https://wiki.ohie.org/display/resources/COVID-19+Task+Force Weekly calls]
:* [https://wiki.ohie.org/display/SUB/COVID-19+Task+Force Wiki]
:* [https://discourse.ohie.org/t/covid-19-response/3125 Discourse]
:* [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aB27qqWl-ragGlJT8FnqzKkcqRrrY_i2LiYcTLlXbNE/edit#gid=888384965 Data Models for COVID-19 Tools]
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|'''Bahmni'''
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In Nepal, Bahmni has been adapted for COVID-19 response in a few government hospitals:
:* Creation of a COVID-19 screening template
:* Data is synced in near-real time to dashboards.
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:* [https://nepalehr.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/NEPALEHR/blog/2020/03/25/43090009/Updating+NepalEHR+in+response+to+COVID19 Updating NepalEHR in response to COVID19 (web article)]
:* [http://covid19.nepalehr.org/public/dashboards/Rg4dsdHoKRU3ktqjOCuq8zK7Y9NxoFCtNAE1UHTn?org_slug=default Nepal COVID-19 Dashboard]
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| '''CommCare'''
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:* Creation of a template application which provides a full implementation of the WHO FFX Contact Tracing protocol which is available for immediate adoption and customization through the platform. Currently working on ensuring that there is a wide array of translations available for the text.
:* Working on additional template applications for further response and recovery workflows that will become available as they are validated.
:* The team is trying to secure free messaging for COVID-19 response to support self-reporting workflows for positive cases once cases overcome the tracing capacity of health systems.
:* CommCare will be releasing a WhatsApp integration in the near future.
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:* [https://www.dimagi.com/blog/covid-19-equitable-vaccine-delivery/ Read how CommCare is being adapted for '''COVID Vaccine Deployment''']
:* [https://confluence.dimagi.com/display/commcarepublic/CommCare+for+COVID-19 Wiki]
:* [https://www.dimagi.com/blog/coronavirus-covid-19-response-initiative/ Projects tackling COVID-19 can access free full subscriptions.]
:* A video demo and write-up of data models and workflows are available in the app.
:* Contact information and to request template apps: [mailto:covid19@dimagi.com covid19@dimagi.com]
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| '''Community Health Toolkit (CHT)'''
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:* Developing CHT reference applications as starter apps for implementers to contextualize, and readily deploy and scale for their needs. These are as follows:
:**  Surveillance and Detection: Port of Entry Screening, Event-Based Surveillance, Contact Tracing, and Community-Based Symptom Screening Apps and systems
:**  Patient Care: Rapid Diagnostic Testing App, Referral systems, and Isolation Messaging systems, and
:**  Protecting Community Health Workers: PPE Projections and Daily Health Checks
:*  Accompaniment through secondment of technical staff, supporting our colleagues in Ministries of Health.
:*  Continue expanding the use cases and workflows supported by the CHT for COVID-19 response efforts.
:*  Coordination with the wider digital health community between existing digital health tools, systems, and standards.
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The CHT Team has created two use case demonstrations: Port of Entry (PoE Screening and CHT Rapid Diagnostic Teat (RDT) workflow for community health workers.
:* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cttBMlNqxU&feature=youtu.be PoE demo]
:* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3iqlMmt3eU&feature=youtu.be RDT demo]
:* [https://medicmobile.org/blog/covid-19-and-medic-mobiles-response Medic Mobile's Response]
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| '''DHIS2'''
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:*DHIS2 has several ready-to-install digital data packages to support COVID-19 surveillance & response based on WHO guidelines. All packages are optimized for Android or web-based data collection. The COVID-19 digital data package includes standard metadata aligned with the WHO’s technical guidance on COVID-19 surveillance and case definitions and implementation guidance to enable rapid deployment in countries. Ready-to-install DHIS2 digital data packages to support COVID-19 surveillance & response based on WHO guidelines. All packages are optimized for Android or web-based data collection. The packages support:
:** 1) Case-based Surveillance:  DHIS2 has released a digital data package to accelerate case detection, situation reporting, active surveillance and response for COVID-19. The package is inspired by the Ministry of Health Sri Lanka’s pioneering design of DHIS2 tracker for COVID-19 case detection and draws on years of collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) to develop information system standards for case-based disease surveillance.;
:** 2) Contact tracing program to facilitate operations of contact tracing and with built in relationships to the case-based tracker for enhanced analysis;
:** 3) Ports of entry screening and follow up
:** 4) Automated analysis of core indicators & dashboards for response planning. The package also includes options for aggregate and event-based surveillance; countries can transition between data models according to realities on the ground while still capturing most critical data points.
:* Team has created training materials and videos for the above configurations
:* Packages translations are now available in French, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, Russian and Norwegian. Additional languages can be added on demand.
:* Existing immunization registries can rapidly be adapted for '''COVID vaccine deployment'''. Information on the immunization registries can be found [https://www.dhis2.org/immunization here]  The newly released DHIS2 Vaccine Delivery Toolkit can be found [https://www.dhis2.org/covid-vaccine-delivery here].
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:* [https://www.dhis2.org/covid-19 Main page]
:* [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLo6Seh-066RxF59ButL_1UjlEEt5Q39Sq Video demos of key features and workflows]
:* [https://covid.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-commons/security/login.action Interactive demo]
:* [https://community.dhis2.org/c/implementation/covid-19/41 DHIS2 Community of Practice COVID-19 Information]
:* [https://www.dhis2.org/covid-success-stories User stories from national implementations]
:* Packages are accompanied by [https://docs.google.com/document/d/12-pex7VOMoRAnsiIcTLq0mTD6UTSfVBZWIX0vufIt6I/edit System Design Documentation] and [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iILgYYYDXDKpizkxY08syMfrw_9POzMMIMwd5Nb7yl4/edit Installation Guides]
:* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vigXHkP7L2hJ2lrZpdf9u4csQtppMH16/view Metadata mapping to WHO COVID-19 Metadata Dictionary]
:* election Sessions from DHIS2 September 2020 Annual Meeting.  [https://youtu.be/5g1vbxNEeEc Plenary on global Covid-19 response], [https://youtu.be/_HbaXnzdegY  National and regional Covid-19 implementations], [https://youtu.be/Cv9X5LpwEgU  Francophone Covid-19 presentations]  [https://youtu.be/0je2GdHJ5EM  Building eIDSR in Sierra Leone], [https://youtu.be/vIqxccehxbQ  Norway Covid-19 response],  [https://youtu.be/-baRs86Mbqc Local Covid-19 innovations - local apps], [https://youtu.be/FHCRXVF-2g4 Measuring the impact disease outbreaks], and [https://youtu.be/BgMp04yuqcc  Strengthening disease surveillance beyond Covid-19]
:* Contact info: [mailto:covid@dhis2.org covid@dhis2.org]
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| '''Logistimo'''
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:* Logistimo SCM has been adapted to include data capture for the COVID-19 supply chain (about 70 products and equipment), which has been deployed across a few states in India.
:* Additional data capture available for supplies to laboratories for tests.
:* Logistimo has created specific COVID-19 dashboards (that we call bulletin boards) which help in easy surveillance for control towers.
:* Several partners have been assessing how effectively COVID-19 bio-medical waste is being handled and disposed using Logistimo Snapshot.
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:* [https://medium.com/logistimo/covid-19-adaptations-of-the-logistimo-platform-667ed7f5326f Logistimo COVID-19 updates]
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| '''GOFR'''
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:* Overview of GOFR tool for facility reconciliation
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:* [https://www.facilitymatch.net/ Facility Match]
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| '''mHero'''
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:* Deployed in Liberia in support of the COVID-19 response.
:* New mHero architecture has been developed.
:* Adding additional features including:
:** COVID-19 disease surveillance workflows
:** Ability to send messages from any FHIR compliant database such as OpenMRS
:** Ability to update any FHIR compliant database with new respondent information
:**Ability to respond to messages via WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger
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:* [https://www.mhero.org/ mHero website]
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| '''Mobile WACh'''
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:* Provide up-to-date guidance by SMS (push messaging) on symptoms, social distancing, and care-seeking to the general population, as well as HCWs in need of guidance.
:* Provide interactive triage of patient symptoms by 2-way SMS with a HCW, based on international guidance to determine whether and how patients should seek care, and avoid unnecessary risk and strain on the medical system.
:* Continue supporting pregnant and postpartum women, neonates and people living with HIV or other chronic conditions with SMS curricula we have already developed at a time when they will experience even more pronounced shortages of in-person medical care.
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:* [https://globalhealth.washington.edu/interactive-map/projects/1580/Mobile-WACh-NEO-Communication-Empowering-Mothers-and-Newborns?health_topics=454 Mobile WACh on the University of Washington website]
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| '''ODK'''
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:* ODK's lead developer, Nafundi, is offering pro-bono help to anyone working on the COVID-19 response.
:* Rapidly digitizing forms from the WHO and CDC protocols and making them available for others to use and build on.
:* Offering support for ODK for contact tracing, decision support, community education, strategic mapping, and case management.
:* Demo available on how the WHO minimum reporting form running in ODK Collect (Android) and Enketo (Web) send data to an ODK Central server, which then flows data to a live updating dashboard in PowerBI and a spreadsheet in Excel.
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:* [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfTUUqtFge_i_ptAAFeri0riuJq19aoKX1xzcbO2HNP5mBrmA/viewform Request for pro-bono help]
:* [https://forum.opendatakit.org/t/who-covid-19-minimum-reporting-form/25647 WHO COVID-19 Minimum Reporting Form demo]
:* Contact info: [mailto:yanokwa@nafundi.com yanokwa@nafundi.com]
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| '''OpenConcept Lab'''
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:* Published a value set, "COVID-19 Starter Set," based on the Columbia International eHealth Laboratory (CIEL) interface terminology
:* Rushed multiple large terminology curation and import processes to support publication of this value set.
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:* [https://openconceptlab.org/orgs/CIEL/collections/COVID-19-Starter-Set/concepts/ CIEL COVID-19 Starter Set]
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| '''OpenELIS'''
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:*OpenELIS Global has added COVID-19 metadata for laboratory testing and resulting, including LOINC codes for interoperability via HL7 2.5. Metadata will be included in the default test catalog with the next release of OpenELIS.
:*Users can immediately use the Administration Menu: Test Management function in the software to add tests for the corona virus (SARS-CoV-2) to their laboratory test catalog to facilitate tracking of laboratory tests and results.
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:* To learn more about the OpenELIS adaptations for Covid-19, [http://openelisglobal.org/ visit the OpenELIS website.]
:* [http://docs.openelisci.org/en/latest/install/ Installation instructions]
:* [https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/technical-guidance/laboratory-guidance Laboratory guidance from the World Health Organization]
:* [https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/lab/index.html Laboratory guidance from the United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention]
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| '''OpenHIM'''
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:* Coming soon - generic support for COVID-19 data exchange with the OpenHIM by extending the OpenHIM Mapping Mediator offerings, supporting a range of use cases around case reporting, surveillance and contact tracing that require an exchange of data between information systems.
:* OpenHIM will support standardized data schema that supports the WHO standards, and in turn FHIR.
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:* [http://openhim.org/ OpenHIM.org]
:* [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1PBPIxR4iLIVTMVhDxwz-zvu5nRdkmGXUg2y-0ZCeWj8/edit#slide=id.g75779796cf_1_0 Presentation on OpenHIM adaptation for COVID-19]
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| '''openIMIS'''
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:* openIMIS was customized to act as a management information system to manage a government to people cash transfer scheme as a part of the COVID-19 response of the Government of The Gambia. openIMIS has been used to enrol beneficiary households into the system and keep track of the payments being made to these households. The scheme currently covers 80,000 households in The Gambia, but is slated for a nationwide scaleup soon, and it is anticipated that the openIMIS based tool will be continued to be used for the management.
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:* A detailed description of the adaptation can be found on [https://openimis.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/OP/pages/1704853521/The+Gambia the openIMIS wiki.]
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| '''OpenLMIS'''
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:* OpenLMIS is responding by supporting OpenLMIS countries to optimize their use of the software to encourage good supply chain management of COVID supplies. A separate, simplified OpenLMIS instance has been launched called OpenLMIS COVID-19 Edition, which is a lighter weight and quicker start up tool to help countries get started right away to manage COVID-related commodities (based on the WHO product list).  In addition, the OpenLMIS team continues to conduct outreach to existing users to ensure they know how to quickly:
:** Add new Products
:** Initiate emergency requisitions
:** Configure and manage inventory of Kits (anticipating the need for COVID kits)
:* The OpenLMIS core team will prioritize any configuration or work related to these functions. Future product committee meetings could be used to share lessons across countries to see how they are preparing their supply chains for COVID.
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:* [https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fopenlmis.atlassian.net%2Fwiki%2Fspaces%2FOP%2Fpages%2F821100553%2FOpenLMIS%2BCOVID-19%2BEdition&data=02%7C01%7Cabendor%40path.org%7C409973e54274461226fb08d82322f34d%7C29ca3f4f6d6749a5a001e1db48252717%7C0%7C0%7C637297981092049952&sdata=QjbxDNnEL%2F5rqwpJsLq%2Bl8JyB%2B4ZS%2FK38SE7G8uTu6g%3D&reserved=0/ Updated wiki with OpenLMIS COVID-19 Edition Information]
:* [https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DVHG55mE-rqE%26t%3D17s&data=02%7C01%7Cabendor%40path.org%7C409973e54274461226fb08d82322f34d%7C29ca3f4f6d6749a5a001e1db48252717%7C0%7C0%7C637297981092049952&sdata=Kt49PgmAcah1Rq5vo2mAC128YatjgMxfsnNjWSVtBNQ%3D&reserved=0/ YouTube Demo Video of OpenLMIS COVID-19 Edition]
:* [https://openlmis.org/ OpenLMIS webiste]
:* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/14SHMJ1f_faMl4tRDXx33Aq8V76xYXyYU/view USAID Global Health Supply Team COVID-19 Brief]
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| '''OpenMRS'''
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:* The OpenMRS community's goal is to support extension of current functionality that will make it easier for 5,500 existing implementations to a) screen, test, and manage patients and b) report data out efficiently to DHIS2 for public health surveillance.
:* Active COVID-19 Response Squad is working to identify existing work within the OpenMRS community that can be rapidly adapted by implementers and packaged as a suite of COVID-19 Public Health Response Tools. Informatics experts, business analysts, UI/UX designers, developers, and implementers are encouraged to join the conversation, weekly meetings, design forums, and work with the COVID-19 Response Squad.
:* The following OpenMRS COVID-19 Public Health Response Tools under development and discussion include:
:** CIEL concept dictionary with COVID-19 concepts
:** COVID-19 Public Health Response Module
:** COVID-19 Public Health Reporting System Interfaces
:* Standard content related to COVID-19 included in the recent release of Reference Application 2.10.0.
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:* [https://wiki.openmrs.org/display/projects/COVID-19+Public+Health+Response OpenMRS COVID-19 Public Health Response Project Page]
:* [https://talk.openmrs.org/c/projects/covid-19/66 OpenMRS Talk: COVID-19]
:* [https://openconceptlab.org/orgs/CIEL/collections/COVID-19-Starter-Set/concepts/ Open Concept Lab presentation of CIEL's COVID terminology]
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| '''OpenSRP/Akuko/Canopy'''
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:* Develop use of Ona Data/RapidPro + Canopy for secondary response.
:* Create OpenSRP/Reveal and an RDT reader for contact tracing and Akuko data storytelling platform for data viz platform for information sharing.
:* Working with clients in Malawi government to adapt the ODP module for COVID-19 in the future
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:* [https://ona.io/home/ Ona website]
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| '''Reveal'''
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:* Modified forms to incorporate COVID-related data
:* Modifications completed for the planning module to support Reveal's ability to get resources to vulnerable populations (food aid, economic aid, sanitation resources as well as routine health resources), which is crucial given the quarantine and lock-down restrictions many countries are facing.
:* Support to attain high vaccination coverage achieving last mile delivery
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:* [https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.revealprecision.com%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cabendor%40path.org%7C4d4f985b18a54a2b165708d7ed3a41a5%7C29ca3f4f6d6749a5a001e1db48252717%7C0%7C0%7C637238708005139347&sdata=0sMjdDJICVEvw9eBTgu3dSBtPBxn8dChSEABzdGiYEc%3D&reserved=0 Reveal Precision]
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| '''SORMAS'''
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:* Ensuring availability of validated real time surveillance data which would in turn lower the disease burden through enabled contact tracing while monitoring the potential for future cases.
:* Offering easy-to-use, multifunctional mobile health (mHealth) and electronic health (eHealth) applications, which provide real-time data availability and compatibility with standard surveillance systems.
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:* [https://sormas.helmholtz-hzi.de/sormas-ui/login Demo version of SORMAS]
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==COVID-19 Community Coordination==
=== Governance ===


Digital Square is pleased to share resources sourced from the Digital Health Community to facilitate alignment and coordination in the COVID-19 response, and to support countries choosing digital tools to aid in their own response efforts. If you have a resource you would like us to host on the wiki, please contact [mailto:abendor@path.org Amanda BenDor].
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====UNICEF Country Mapping for COVID-19 Response====
=== Investors & Partners ===


UNICEF has initiated a '''country mapping''' of relevant Digital Health solutions that can be leveraged to support frontline health workers in their response to COVID-19 and that can be used by countries to support Risk Communication and Community Engagement on COVID-19. The mapping can be accessed [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1GbM1nuHxnCvoc1hLLcQAt7QOoQxnAXdI3hdP3Qt7KUg/edit?usp=sharing here]. If you want to update the country mapping, please use the comment function and the UNICEF team will update the information accordingly.  
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Likewise, a '''partnership landscaping''' has also been done to map where implementing partners are working to support digital tools for frontline health workers and which digital solutions they are supporting. This mapping can be accessed [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Y6fl3Uqvn0lcFhBlYPXLKKi2HXi79kw8pWR_h8PwE3s/edit?usp=sharing here]. If your organization is missing from the partnership landscaping, you can add the information directly in the spread sheet.
== Global Goods ==
Both these mapping tools are free to use by anyone who wish to know which solutions already exist at country level and that can be deployed for frontline health workers for COVID-19 response and recovery efforts.


==Comparison of Digital Tools used in the COVID-19 Response==
Digital Square Global Goods are digital health tools which are open source (FOSS), have no barrier to access for services or available under open content licenses etc, are supported by an anchor organization/strong community, have a clear governance structures, have been deployed at scale, are used across multiple countries, have demonstrated effectiveness, are designed to be interoperable, and are on a continuum towards sustainability for the tool/service.
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Countries have access to a large, complex ecosystem of digital platforms that can support COVID-19 response. The process of selecting the most appropriate platform for a country's specific needs or context can be overwhelming without clear information about the benefits and limitations of the options. Several new resources have been developed to support in-country assessment and decisions about digital technologies for COVID response.
== Solicitations ==


====Johns Hopkins assessment====
In July 2020, Johns Hopkins published an assessment of digital platforms that have an established presence in several low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), and either have been or could be rapidly reconfigured to address COVID-19 related case management and contact tracing needs.  The assessment includes a review of the following tools: CommCare, Community Health Toolkit (CHT), DHIS2 Tracker, Go.Data, ODK, OpenSRP, RapidPro, SORMAS, and WelTel. The platforms were selected based on their existing deployment, flexibility, and adaptability for COVID-19 use cases, their ability to support multiple languages, and stakeholder interest in how these applications can be leveraged in response to COVID-19. The full report can be accessed [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yCP7t1di_ofQ0YhuPAD1Oqcj1aTo74k5/view here].


====Digital Square efforts====
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In recognition that this is a rapidly evolving landscape, Digital Square has been working across donors to collate a comparison of digital tools that are currently used in the COVID-19 response. Included in the comparison is an analysis of a number of functional and non-functional requirements.  Including in this document are the following digital health tools: DHIS2, SORMAS, Go.Data, EpiInfo, CommCare, ODK, Kobo Toolbox, Excel and non-digital paper tools. This comparison is a dynamic document meant for community updates that can be accessed [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cMQAZO94uTe4HULLmBRN80fPnNUwayqw3e2UT-voJbw/edit?usp=sharing here].  If you would like to make updates including adding additional tools or information to tools included, please contact [mailto:cfourie@path.org Carl Fourie].
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==Additional COVID Resources==
== Featured in our Community Resources ==


====COVID-19 Webinars====
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'''October 28, 2020 | Global Good COVID-19 Adaptations Part III (OpenLMIS and OpenELIS)'''


This webinar focuses on how both OpenLMIS and OpenELIS have adapted their technologies to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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|date = December 2, 2022
|languages = English
|description1 = In this session, Digital Square hosts UNICEF and OpenFN, an integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) and a suite of open source extract, transform, and load, data-integration, and interoperability tools used to automate workflows and the exchange of information across and within systems in a secure, stable, and scalable manner. OpenFn team shares their experience working with UNICEF and the Government of Thailand to migrate sensitive data to cloud infrastructure. Learn about major takeaways from Thailand’s implementation of OpenFn SaaS, using a security checklist when planning for integration rollout, factors to consider regarding managed hosting vs. local deployment, and key features of OpenFn Lightning, an upcoming release. Digital Square technical security architect addresses data security considerations and recommendations for governments and global goods.
|resources1=[https://wiki.digitalsquare.io/images/2/2a/OpenFn_Presentation_-_Security_During_Govt_Implementations.pdf Find the slides here],[https://youtu.be/cWCQit9gxZk Watch the recording]
|header1 = Resources
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{{Articlebox
|type=Webinar
|title1=Understanding Reveal implementation in LMICs: A case study of Kenya, Senegal, and Zambia
|date = November 10, 2022
|description1 = Digital Square has launched the global goods open mic webinar series, a platform for our global goods partners to share their implementation journey in LMICs, working with country governments, donors, implementers, and health workers to deliver patient-centered healthcare. In this first session, we host Akros, who has spearheaded the development and community around Reveal, a digital global good that uses spatial intelligence to drive the delivery of life-saving interventions to the last mile. Akros shares its work with multiple countries and donors to apply geospatial data to plan and deliver health campaigns and routine services, demonstrates the use of Reveal, and showcases use cases summarizing geospatial data activation across the spectrum from low-tech paper maps to higher-tech navigation and delivery in Kenya, Senegal, and Zambia.
|resources1=[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LN83Ect2rc-P2vpOk27VivTk6SKxfNnN/view?usp=share_link  Find the slides here],[https://youtu.be/kYrsO_4cAZw Watch the recording]
}}
{{Articlebox
|type=Events
|title1=Global Goods Innovators Summit 2023
|date = November 10, 2023
|description1 = GGIS is an annual convening of the global goods community–a group of digital health experts representing over 50 organizations from around the world committed to advancing the development, adoption, and reuse of digital health tools known as global goods. The goal of the event was to provide members of the community with a forum through which to connect, learn, and further build the global goods ecosystem.
|resources1=[https://digitalsquare.org/blog/2023/7/5/connection-innovation-flourish-at-global-goods-innovators-summit  Read the article],
}}


*[https://wiki.digitalsquare.io/images/f/fe/Digital_Square_Webinar_Global_Good_COVID-19_Adaptations_Part_III_%28OpenLMIS_and_OpenELIS%29.pdf Find the slides here]
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*[https://lib.digitalsquare.io/handle/123456789/77711 Watch the recording]


'''October 7, 2020 | Global Good COVID-19 Adaptations Part II  (DHIS2 and mHero)'''
== Have any questions? ==


This webinar focuses on how both DHIS2 and mHero have adapted their technologies to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
For any questions regarding this wiki and any inclusions, please [[All pages | contact us here.]]
 
*[https://wiki.digitalsquare.io/images/e/e5/Digital_Square_Webinar_Global_Good_COVID-19_Adaptations_Part_II_%28DHIS2_and_mHero%29.pdf Find the slides here]
*[https://lib.digitalsquare.io/handle/123456789/77709 Watch the recording]
 
'''June 16, 2020 | Can Image-based AI Meaningfully Impact COVID-19 Response in Low Resource Settings'''
 
This webinar explores the opportunities and challenges for the use of imaged-based AI tools in the COVID-19 response. Panelists discuss the broader context for the application of these tools; explore how they are being developed and evaluated; and identify what steps need to be taken to maximize the potential of image-based AI while mitigating the risks.
 
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8ZV2T5P9GU Watch the recording]
 
'''June 15, 2020 | Understanding the Unique Challenges & Opportunities of Combating COVID-19 in LMICs'''
 
*[https://www.amia.org/sites/default/files/AMIA%20COVID19%20Webinar%20Series_GHI_2_0.pdf Find the slides here]
*[https://vimeo.com/429736624/d2aa6b5c88 Watch the recording]
 
'''April 30, 2020 | Private Sector Digital Adaptations for COVID-19 Response'''
 
In this webinar, leaders from the Digital Impact Alliance, Facebook, mClinica, Microsoft, and Tableau shared how to leverage private sector tools and technologies to strengthen health systems in COVID-19 response efforts.
 
*[https://wiki.digitalsquare.io/images/f/f5/Digital_Square_Webinar_Private_Sector_Digital_Adaptations_for_COVID-19_Response.pdf Find the slides here]
*[https://lib.digitalsquare.io/handle/123456789/77710 Watch the recording]
 
'''April 7, 2020 | Managing the Global COVID-19 Pandemic with Health Informatics'''
 
In partnership with AMIA, this webinar shares informatics responses and challenges within the COVID-19 pandeimc.
 
*[https://www.amia.org/sites/default/files/AMIA-COVID19-Webinar-Series-Global-Health-East-Asia.pdf Find the slides here]
*[https://vimeo.com/405504903/3ee88a5139 Watch the recording]
 
'''March 30, 2020 | Global Goods Adaptation for COVID-19 Response Part I'''
 
This webinar features a set of Digital Square-approved digital health global goods that have adapted their technologies to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
*[https://drive.google.com/file/d/14bqGbDwXnMNWSAZMNUmGLCbcFkIsjPVU/view?usp=sharing Find the slides here]
 
'''March 26, 2020 | Re-utilizing PEPFAR Investments during the COVID-19 Response'''
This webinar showcases how PEPFAR investments can be re-utilized in the COVID-19 response. During this session, we will feature a mix of digital tools including DATIM, Patient Level Monitoring, and the Global Open Facility Registry, and how they can be harnessed in the COVID-19 global response.
 
*[https://wiki.digitalsquare.io/images/0/0a/Digital_Square_Webinar_Reutilizing_PEPFAR_Investments_during_the_COVID-19_Response.pdf Find the slides here]
 
====Digital Square Web Articles====
 
*[https://digitalsquare.org/blog/2020/3/4/global-goods-addressing-outbreaks-sormas-and-covid-19 Global Goods Addressing Outbreaks: SORMAS and COVID-19]
*[https://digitalsquare.org/blog/2020/5/21/lego-lessons-for-covid-19-making-data-click LEGO lessons for COVID-19: Making data click]
*[https://digitalsquare.org/blog/2020/6/1/will-covid-19-accelerate-digital-transformation-5-ways-the-development-community-can-build-back-better Will COVID-19 accelerate digital transformation? 5 ways the development community can "build back better"]
*[https://digitalsquare.org/blog/2020/5/21/using-dhis2-for-covid-19-point-of-entry-screening-and-travel-pass-printing-in-uganda Using DHIS2 for COVID-19 point of entry screening and travel pass printing in Uganda]
 
=Digital Square Information=
 
==What We Do==
Digital Square addresses the need for a thriving marketplace for health. 
 
We work [https://digitalsquare.org/whatwedo in three key ways]:
* Identify promising investment opportunities and provides operational support to streamline procurement
* Promote the development, adoption, and reuse of [[Digital Square Investments in Global Goods | digital health global goods]], and helps increase their availability, adaptability, and maturity
* Elevate country priorities and strengthen regional and national digital health capacity
 
==Governance==
 
Digital Square's [[Digital Square Investments in Global Goods | investments]] follow detailed governance processes that leverage a [[Peer Review Committee]], [[Board]], and [[Investment Review Committee]].  Additionally, Digital Square serves as the Secretariat for [http://digitalimpactalliance.org DIAL]'s [[Health-Sustainability Advisory Group]].
 
==Investors==
 
Digital Square is funded in partnership with [https://www.usaid.gov/ USAID], the [http://www.gatesfoundation.org/ Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation], and a consortium of other donors. A full list can be found on the [https://digitalsquare.org/partners Digital Square website].
 
==Global Goods==
 
* [[What are Global Goods]]
* [[Shelf Readiness]]
* [[Global Goods Maturity]]
* [[Global Goods Community]]
* [[Global Goods Guidebook]]
* [[Demographics of Digital Health Tools]]
* [[Frequently Asked Questions]]
* [[Minutes from Global Goods Calls]]
 
 
===What are approved global goods?===
Approved global goods include those which have submitted applications in response to a Notice.  These include applications for specific work packages in response to a Notice.  The applications are reviewed by the Digital Square Peer Review Committee and Investment Review Committee.  The Digital Square Board approves the applications, or partial application work packages.  An "Approved Digital Square Global Good" is not a formally vetted global good.
Approved Digital Square global goods cover nearly all of the [https://www.who.int/reproductivehealth/publications/mhealth/classification-digital-health-interventions/en/ World Health Organization Digital Health Intervention Classifications].  Many global goods are adaptable to support multiple interventions.
 
*[[Digital Square Investments in Global Goods:Approved Global Goods #What are the benefits to a Digital Square approved global good?| Approved Global Goods]]
*[[Digital Square Investments in Global Goods:Approved Global Goods #What kind of support do approved global goods receive from Digital Square?| Support to Approved Global Goods]]
*[https://wiki.digitalsquare.io/images/d/df/Exploring_Digital_Public_Good_Alignment_and_Vetting.pdf GDHF 2020 Presentation on Aligning Global Public Goods: How WHO, UNICEF and Digital Square are coordinating for the digital health community (slides)]
 
 
'''Presence of global goods in countries'''
 
[[File:GG Coverage Map.png|800px]]
 
'''Approved Digital Square global goods'''
 
[[File:GG Visualization.png |800px]]
 
===[[Digital Square Investments in Global Goods]]===
===[[Digital Square Investments in Global Goods:Approved Global Goods | Approved Global Goods]]===
*[[Digital Square Investments in Global Goods:Approved Global Goods #List of Global Goods that are Approved - Contingent on Funding | List of Global Goods that are Approved - Contingent on Funding]]
*[[Digital Square Investments in Global Goods:Approved Global Goods #List of Global Goods that are Approved - Partially Funded | List of Global Goods that are Approved - Partially Funded]]
 
[[File:GG DHI Classifications Visualization.png | 800px]]
 
===[[Global Good Investment Process]]===
===[[Procurement Processes]]===
===[[Solicitations]]===
*[[Solicitations #Open Solicitations | Open Solicitations]]
 
==External Resources==
 
* [http://digitalprinciples.org/ Principles for Digital Development]
* [https://www.gsma.com/mobileeconomy/ The Mobile Economy 2018]
* [https://www.gsma.com/mobileeconomy/sub-saharan-africa-2017// The Mobile Economy Sub-Saharan Africa 2017]
* [https://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/programme/mhealth/scaling-digital-health-in-developing-markets/ Scaling Digital Health in Emerging Markets]
* [https://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/programme/mhealth/healthy-pregnancy-healthy-baby-a-mobile-health-service-offered-in-partnership-with-leading-mobile-operators-in-tanzania/  The latest case study on a mHealth service in Tanzania: Healthy Pregnancy, Healthy Baby]
 
==Digital Square Resources==
* [[Partner Resources]]
* [[Grants and Contracts Basics]]
* [[Market Maturity Methodology]]
 
==Digital Health & Interoperability Working Group==
The [[Digital Health & Interoperability Working Group]] (DH&I WG) is a volunteer community of practice dedicated to strengthening country health systems and outcomes through the appropriate and responsible use of  digital information technologies.
 
[[Gender Small Working Group]]
 
==Contact Us==
*Slack:  Please join our [https://digitalsquare-public.slack.com/#/ slack team]
 
==About==
''Digital Square is a PATH-led initiative funded and designed by the United States Agency of International Development, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and a consortium of other donors.''
 
''The Digital Square wiki is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development. The contents are the responsibility of PATH and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government.''
 
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Latest revision as of 05:57, 27 June 2024

Welcome to the Digital Square Wiki!

Digital Square is a digital health marketplace (or 'square') where supply and demand come together to accelerate health equity. We connect health leaders with the resources necessary for digital transformation. Digital Square is housed at PATH, and supported by USAID, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and a consortium of other donors. For more Information visit our website here.

This wiki serves as a platform for technical audiences to obtain resources and information related to Digital Square's investments in global goods and other areas.

  • How to use our Wiki:
  • 1. As a software developer, you may be interested in: The work that Digital Square does to support and advocate for standards. You can also learn more about HL7 FHIR from our FHIR Webinar series. Click here
  • 2. As an innovator, you may be interested: Learning more about the requirements for becoming a global good and how to apply for global goods status. Click here
  • 3. As an implementor or donor, you may be interested in: Finding out more about the approved global goods that are available. Click here

What we do

Digital health technology is at the core of modern, equitable health care systems. When designed and employed effectively, systems can seamlessly exchange information, leading to improved clinical decisions and outcomes, care coordination, and operational efficiency. This interoperability is made possible through health data standards for digital technologies, which ensure data is uniformly and efficiently exchanged across systems. Digital Square supports the global digital health community, including country governments, in understanding, aligning, and applying these standards.

Learn more about how Digital Square supports Standards

Governance

Peer Review Committee Investment Review Committee DIAL

Investors & Partners

Digital Square Partners & Funders USAID BMGF

Global Goods

Digital Square Global Goods are digital health tools which are open source (FOSS), have no barrier to access for services or available under open content licenses etc, are supported by an anchor organization/strong community, have a clear governance structures, have been deployed at scale, are used across multiple countries, have demonstrated effectiveness, are designed to be interoperable, and are on a continuum towards sustainability for the tool/service.

About Global Goods

Learn more about what Global Goods are and how Digital Square is involved

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Active Global Goods

See all currently supported open source Global Goods

View

Become a Global Good

Learn how the solicitations and funding of Global Goods resources work

View

Solicitations

Open Solicitations Closed Solicitations

Featured in our Community Resources

OpenFN implementation in LMICs

English

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OpenFN implementation in LMICs

In this session, Digital Square hosts UNICEF and OpenFN, an integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) and a suite of open source extract, transform, and load, data-integration, and interoperability tools used to automate workflows and the exchange of information across and within systems in a secure, stable, and scalable manner. OpenFn team shares their experience working with UNICEF and the Government of Thailand to migrate sensitive data to cloud infrastructure. Learn about major takeaways from Thailand’s implementation of OpenFn SaaS, using a security checklist when planning for integration rollout, factors to consider regarding managed hosting vs. local deployment, and key features of OpenFn Lightning, an upcoming release. Digital Square technical security architect addresses data security considerations and recommendations for governments and global goods.

Resources

Find the slides here
Watch the recording


Understanding Reveal implementation in LMICs: A case study of Kenya, Senegal, and Zambia

English

×

Understanding Reveal implementation in LMICs: A case study of Kenya, Senegal, and Zambia

Digital Square has launched the global goods open mic webinar series, a platform for our global goods partners to share their implementation journey in LMICs, working with country governments, donors, implementers, and health workers to deliver patient-centered healthcare. In this first session, we host Akros, who has spearheaded the development and community around Reveal, a digital global good that uses spatial intelligence to drive the delivery of life-saving interventions to the last mile. Akros shares its work with multiple countries and donors to apply geospatial data to plan and deliver health campaigns and routine services, demonstrates the use of Reveal, and showcases use cases summarizing geospatial data activation across the spectrum from low-tech paper maps to higher-tech navigation and delivery in Kenya, Senegal, and Zambia.

Resources

Find the slides here
Watch the recording


Global Goods Innovators Summit 2023

English

×

Global Goods Innovators Summit 2023

GGIS is an annual convening of the global goods community–a group of digital health experts representing over 50 organizations from around the world committed to advancing the development, adoption, and reuse of digital health tools known as global goods. The goal of the event was to provide members of the community with a forum through which to connect, learn, and further build the global goods ecosystem.

Resources

Read the article


Have any questions?

For any questions regarding this wiki and any inclusions, please contact us here.