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=COVID-19 Response=
=COVID-19 Response=
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.  
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 [https://wiki.digitalsquare.io/images/d/df/Digital%2BSquare%2BCapability%2BStatement%2BCOVID-19%2BJuly%2B2021.pdf Read our full capability statement here.]


[https://static1.squarespace.com/static/59bc3457ccc5c5890fe7cacd/t/5ea893b784f31067230d99ac/1588106168474/Digital+Square+Capabilities_COVID19_28+April+2020.pdf Read our full capability statement here.]
'''Visit the [[COVID-19]] page on this wiki to learn more about how global goods are supporting pandemic response and access a range of available resources.'''


==Global Good Adaptations to COVID-19 (updated July 16, 2020)==
'''Visit the [[Global goods and vaccinations]] to learn more about how global goods are supporting COVID-19 vaccine introduction.'''


{| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 3px" class="wikitable"
=Digital Square Information=
| 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]
|-
| '''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]
|-
|'''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://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]
|-
| '''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]
|-
| '''DHIS2'''
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:*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 to track a case through clinical examination, exposures, initiate lab requests, record lab results and case outcome;
:** 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.
||
:* [https://www.dhis2.org/covid-19 Main page]
:* [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLo6Seh-066RxF59ButL_1UjlEEt5Q39Sq New! 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 New! 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]
:* Contact info: [mailto:covid@dhis2.org covid@dhis2.org]
|-
| '''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]
|-
| '''GOFR'''
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:* Overview of GOFR tool for facility reconciliation
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:* [https://www.facilitymatch.net/ Facility Match]
|-
| '''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]
|-
| '''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]
|-
| '''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]
|-
| '''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]
|-
| '''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]
|-
| '''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]
|-
| '''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]
|-
| '''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]
|-
|}


==COVID-19 Community Coordination==
==What We Do==
Digital Square addresses the need for a thriving marketplace for health. 


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].
We work [https://digitalsquare.org/howwework 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


====UNICEF Country Mapping for COVID-19 Response====
==Governance==


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.  
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]].


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.
==Investors==
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 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].


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.  
==Global Goods==
Digital Square Global Goods are digital health tools which are open source [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_and_open-source_software (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.


====Johns Hopkins assessment====
There are three types of Global Goods:  
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====
*'''Software:''' A software tool that is free and open source (FOSS), and used to manage, analyze, or transmit health-related data, with proven utility in several settings.  
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].


==Additional COVID Resources==
*'''Services:''' A software tool that is used to manage, transmit, or analyze health-related data that can be freely accessed as a software service and adheres to open data principles.


====COVID-19 Webinars====
*'''Content:''' A resource, toolkit, or data standard that is available under an open license and that is used to improve or analyze health data management and exchange processes.
'''October 7, 2020 | Global Good COVID-19 Adaptations Part II  (DHIS2 and mHero)'''


This webinar focuses on how both DHIS2 and mHero have adapted their technologies to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
'''Read more:'''
* [[What are Global Goods]]
* [[Shelf Readiness]]
* [[Global Goods Maturity]]
* [[Becoming a Global Good]]
* [[How Digital Square supports standards]]
* [[What are Product Suites]]


*[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://path.zoom.us/rec/share/z4PoYFjjlaxPOVT9ndkJiChJjBEvcSgETcNxRdpXBt7Ag25hkZELuJKC7UpMnhSJ.JQmw10hQF93vSEWB?startTime=1602078364000 Watch the recording]


'''June 16, 2020 | Can Image-based AI Meaningfully Impact COVID-19 Response in Low Resource Settings'''
'''Presence of global goods in countries'''


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.
[[File:CoI map image G0.png|800px]]


*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8ZV2T5P9GU Watch the recording]
View the [[Mapping of Global Goods]] to see countries with global good deployments and the number of global goods in use.


'''June 15, 2020 | Understanding the Unique Challenges & Opportunities of Combating COVID-19 in LMICs'''
===Digital Square Investments in Global Goods===


*[https://www.amia.org/sites/default/files/AMIA%20COVID19%20Webinar%20Series_GHI_2_0.pdf Find the slides here]
*[[Digital Square Investments in Global Goods]]
*[https://vimeo.com/429736624/d2aa6b5c88 Watch the recording]


'''April 30, 2020 | Private Sector Digital Adaptations for COVID-19 Response'''
====Investment Processes====
*[[Global Good Investment Process]]
*[[Grant Solicitation Processes]]
*[[Solicitations #Open Solicitations | Open Solicitations]]


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.
===The Global Goods Community===


*[https://wiki.digitalsquare.io/images/f/f5/Digital_Square_Webinar_Private_Sector_Digital_Adaptations_for_COVID-19_Response.pdf Find the slides here]
* [[Global Goods Community]]
*[https://path.zoom.us/rec/play/vsZ-cez9-jo3E9TH4gSDBqB7W428L_ms2idK8vUMnkrhVCMFZlKkZbMbYuZpZQ3gwVi_E9oVQJ4undWw?startTime=1588251230000&_x_zm_rtaid=WmuugC40TiS-PDb5CkbwKA.1588271114123.bacd4f0fca712273ece48dbf83b942af&_x_zm_rhtaid=359 Watch the recording]
* [[Minutes from Global Goods Calls]]
 
* [[Frequently Asked Questions]]
'''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]
*[https://path.zoom.us/rec/play/vpJ4cLqop243HILDuASDAvYrW9S7K6usgScb8_UEzRm8VXAGNlamNeBBMbbewJNnd8VplC77G3m4hu0O?autoplay=true&startTime=1585575432000 Watch the recording]
 
'''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]
===Global Good Resources===
*[https://path.zoom.us/rec/play/65Qvdbus_W43HtSTsASDVPMoW43oLais1HBK_vBYy0uxBiEDNVvzNbQTNuQQng7TyePBpteDezMEfMLS?startTime=1585230208000 Watch the recording]


====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]]
* [[Global Goods Guidebook]]
* [[Demographics of Digital Health Tools]]
* [[Demographics of Digital Health Tools]]
* [[Frequently Asked Questions]]
* [[Minutes from Global Goods Calls]]


===What are approved global goods?===
===Alignment with other mechanisms===
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]]
====UNICEF/WHO Digital Health Center of Excellence (DICE)====
*[[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]]
Many countries do not have fully functioning digital systems or solutions required to address health and information systems priorities in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as post-pandemic health systems’ needs.  Digital Square and the newly formed [https://www.unicef.org/health/data-and-digital-health UNICEF/WHO Digital Health Center of Excellence (DICE)] are proactively looking for opportunities to collaborate to support countries’ wanting to invest in sustainable and scalable deployments of carefully chosen digital solutions for COVID-19 pandemic response plans.  DICE is committed to supporting countries harness appropriate digital public goods, many of which are mature and already integrated into national systems, to provide substantial multilayered support to the COVID-19 pandemic using a health system strengthening lens; from planning distribution of commodities and vaccines, tracking supplies, surveillance and case detection, monitoring coverage of services, and communicating to generate demand and reduce misinformation.  .  Digital Square’s Mission is to connect health leaders with the resources they need for digital transformation. Through our collective partnership, we aim to not only support country needs now, but also to help country leaders build stronger, more sustainable digital systems, which will improve health outcomes beyond the current pandemic.”


[[File:Digital Square Global Goods.png |800px]]
====Digital Public Goods Alliance & the WHO Digital Clearing House====
Digital Square is closely coordinating with the [https://digitalpublicgoods.net/ Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA)], a multi-stakeholder initiative co-hosted by UNICEF and the Government of Norway, and the technical leads at the WHO Clearinghouse, to align the global goods and digital public goods approval processes for health solutions. Though there are differences in criteria across these initiatives, there are opportunities for alignment that have the potential to accelerate the
discovery and adoption of global goods. While efforts are underway to align these processes, several points have been agreed upon:


===[[Digital Square Investments in Global Goods]]===
*Digital Public Goods are defined by the UN Secretary-General as open source software, open data, open AI models, open standards and open content that adhere to privacy and other applicable laws and best practices, do no harm, and help attain the SDGs. This definition is operationalized through a nine-indicator open standard that projects must meet. The DPG Standard does not assess the scale, funding sources, country deployments, or other indicators of a “mature” global good.
===[[Digital Square Investments in Global Goods:Approved Global Goods | Approved Global Goods]]===
*Within the context of health, software global goods are considered a mature subset of DPGs. Digital Square and the DPGA are currently working to align processes so that health-related software Global Goods approved through Digital Square also meet the DPG Standard.
*[[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]]
*Both Digital Square global goods and DPGs must be open source. The WHO Clearinghouse will include proprietary solutions mapped to specific use cases.
*[[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]]
*Digital Square nor the WHO Clearinghouse certify global goods. The DPGA reviews digital solutions against the DPG standard, and approves them as digital public goods.
*While the majority of global goods will meet the DPG Standard required to be approved as a digital public good, there are two reasons why not all DPGs will be software global goods:
**Digital Square exclusively evaluates solutions relevant to the health sector whereas DPGs are sector agnostic.
**Digital Square facilitates a peer review process that assess maturity and aligns and weighs in on “awarding” the title of Digital Square approved global good. In contrast, DPGs have no maturity requirement.
*Digital Square, WHO and the DPGA will be piloting the application of the combined standards for DPGs and global goods to identify and assess promising short-listed projects of high relevance for immunization delivery management as part of the Community of Practice (CoP) for Digital Health convened by the DPGA and cochaired by UNICEF Health.
*In future iterations of this Global Goods Guidebook, Digital Square will note which global goods are DPGs and which use cases have been approved through the WHO Clearinghouse. The DPG Registry will also note which DPGs are Digital Square approved global goods. Digital Square, the DPGA, and the WHO Clearinghouse will continue to cross reference respective “approvals” of global goods.


[[File:GG_Classification_Visual.png | 800px]]
The goal for creating alignment and collaboration across these institutions is to better empower country governments, donors and digital tool implementers with a clear understanding of which digital public goods are evaluated by technical expert entities and which digital public goods are recommended based on these criteria. Digital Square, the DPGA, and WHO are fully aligned in the belief that digital health solutions and services are critical for creating a more equitable world. By
aligning efforts, these entities are better able to increase the discovery, adoption and support for the high-quality tools that are most needed to
ensure better health outcomes for all.


===[[Global Good Investment Process]]===
''More Information''
===[[Procurement Processes]]===
* [https://digitalsquare.org/blog/2022/5/17/through-path-digital-square-welcomed-as-new-member-of-the-digital-public-goods-alliance Through PATH, Digital Square joins the Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA) as a new member (web article)]  
===[[Solicitations]]===
* [https://digitalpublicgoods.net/DPG-GlobalGoods.pdf Understanding the Relationship between Digital Public Goods and Global Goods in the Context of Digital Health]
*[[Solicitations #Open Solicitations | Open Solicitations]]
*'''Presentation from the April 2021 Global Digital Development Forum:''' [https://wiki.digitalsquare.io/images/4/4e/Navigating_how_to_choose_and_use_from_different_resources_which_track_Global_Goods_GDDF_2021_.pdf Navigating how to choose and use from different resources which track Global Goods (slides)]
*'''Presentation from the December 2020 Global Digital Health Forum:''' [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)]


==External Resources==
==External Resources==
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* [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/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]
* [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]
* HIV and Digital Health Projects in South Africa
**''' CHARISMA''' is an empowerment-based, counselor-administered intervention that was adapted into a mobile-friendly, self-administered website, CHARISMA Mobile, for wider accessibility and fewer human resources for HIV prevention and relationship counseling. ''CHARISMA Mobile'' is funded by Digital Square, a PATH-led initiative funded and designed by USAID, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and a consortium of other investors. This [https://wiki.digitalsquare.io/images/0/03/CHARISMA_Mobile_Technical_Brief_July_2022.pdf brief] outlines why and how you can use the ''CHARISMA Mobile'' content on your own digital platforms, and an overview of the development of ''CHARISMA Mobile''. If you are working in a health setting, these [https://wiki.digitalsquare.io/images/c/ce/CHARISMA_Printable_Flyers.pdf printable flyers] (1, 2, 3) with QR codes will direct visitors to ''CHARISMA Mobile'' content adapted to young people of any gender identity through the South Africa Department of Health’s [https://www.bwisehealth.com/ B-Wise] website.
**''' Digital Health to Support HIV Care: A landscape assessment of Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal provinces in South Africa (2022)''' South Africa has the highest number of people living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in the world and the highest number of people enrolled in antiretroviral (ART) therapy. While significant progress has been made since ART was introduced in 2004, there is a need to further reduce new infections and to increase ART initiation and retention. Digital health interventions can strengthen the health system, but success relies on an effective digital health ecosystem. Digital Square was tasked by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to conduct an HIV digital health landscape assessment in South Africa’s two most populous provinces. The purpose of the assessment is to understand the prevalence and barriers to treatment of HIV and how the digital health ecosystem is affecting progress towards local HIV targets and the Sustainable Development Goals in the public health sector. The following resources created from the assessment:
***The report [https://wiki.digitalsquare.io/images/7/7d/South_Africa_HIV_Digital_Health_Report_2022.pdf Digital Health to Support HIV Care: A landscape assessment of Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal Gauteng provinces in South Africa (2022)] provides an overview of HIV and its associated digital health ecosystem in those provinces. Promising practices, gaps, challenges, and recommendations identified through the assessment can assist provincial health leaders, donors, and other partners with strengthening the digital health ecosystem in the public health sector to support HIV and other health programs.
***In addition to the list of systems, tools, and applications described in the report, a table entitled [https://wiki.digitalsquare.io/images/8/8f/South_Africa_HIV_Digital_Health_Systems_from_Map_%26_Match_and_Vital_Wave_Projects.pdf Digital health systems, applications and tools identified by the Map & Match and Vital Wave projects] can assist with future landscape assessments.
***Finally, [https://wiki.digitalsquare.io/images/4/44/Digital_Health_to_Support_HIV_Care_-_Data_Governance_Framework.pdf the Provincial Data Governance Framework] developed during the project can support provinces with implementation of and ultimately compliance with the Draft National Policy on Data and Cloud.


==Digital Square Resources==
==Digital Square Resources==
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* [[Grants and Contracts Basics]]
* [[Grants and Contracts Basics]]
* [[Market Maturity Methodology]]
* [[Market Maturity Methodology]]
* [[Navigator for Digital Health Capability Models]]
* [[Digital Square on FHIR]]


==Digital Health & Interoperability Working Group==
==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.
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]]
*[[Gender Small Working Group]]
*[[Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Small Working Group]]
 
==Digital Health Applied Leadership Program==
The Digital Health Applied Leadership Program (DHALP) launched in 2021 as a year-long learning program that enhances participants’ capacity to successfully lead and execute digital health programs. Designed with a comprehensive leadership curriculum for a diverse cohort of learners, the DHALP consists of core online courses, workshops, instruction from tutors, and guidance from country-specific coaches who support participants in planning and delivering a country team project designed to build digital health capacity across participating countries.
 
The concept of the DHALP was co-created at the November 2019 Digital Health Leadership Capacity Building Conference by representatives from 17 low- and middle-income country governments, the World Health Organization (WHO), investors, and educators. With Digital Square’s support, the University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) is currently implementing the DHALP for Africa-based participants with a consortium that includes the University of Thies, the Stanford Center for Health Education, and Inshuti Mu Buzima-Partners in Health. Other partners are the World Bank and TechChange.
 
'''DHALP Resources'''
*[https://digitalsquare.org/resourcesrepository/dhalp-overview-brief DHALP Overview]
*[https://digitalsquare.org/blog/2021/1/28/announcing-the-digital-health-applied-leadership-program Announcing the Digital Health Applied Leadership Program (web article)]
*[https://wiki.digitalsquare.io/images/5/51/Final_DHALP_Needs_Assessment_Presentation_.pdf Needs Assessment Presentation]


==Contact Us==
==Contact Us==
*Slack: Please join our [https://digitalsquare-public.slack.com/#/ slack team]
*[https://twitter.com/DigitalSQR Twitter]
*[https://www.linkedin.com/company/digital-square-at-path LinkedIn]
*Email: digitalsquare@path.org


==About==
==About==

Latest revision as of 04:17, 14 June 2023

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.

This wiki serves as a platform for technical audiences to obtain resources and information related to Digital Square's investments in global goods. More general information about Digital Square can be found on the main website.

COVID-19 Response

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 Read our full capability statement here.

Visit the COVID-19 page on this wiki to learn more about how global goods are supporting pandemic response and access a range of available resources.

Visit the Global goods and vaccinations to learn more about how global goods are supporting COVID-19 vaccine introduction.

Digital Square Information

What We Do

Digital Square addresses the need for a thriving marketplace for health.

We work in three key ways:

  • Identify promising investment opportunities and provides operational support to streamline procurement
  • Promote the development, adoption, and reuse of 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 investments follow detailed governance processes that leverage a Peer Review Committee, Board, and Investment Review Committee. Additionally, Digital Square serves as the Secretariat for DIAL's Health-Sustainability Advisory Group.

Investors

Digital Square is funded in partnership with USAID, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and a consortium of other donors. A full list can be found on the Digital Square website.

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.

There are three types of Global Goods:

  • Software: A software tool that is free and open source (FOSS), and used to manage, analyze, or transmit health-related data, with proven utility in several settings.
  • Services: A software tool that is used to manage, transmit, or analyze health-related data that can be freely accessed as a software service and adheres to open data principles.
  • Content: A resource, toolkit, or data standard that is available under an open license and that is used to improve or analyze health data management and exchange processes.

Read more:


Presence of global goods in countries

CoI map image G0.png

View the Mapping of Global Goods to see countries with global good deployments and the number of global goods in use.

Digital Square Investments in Global Goods

Investment Processes

The Global Goods Community

Global Good Resources

Alignment with other mechanisms

UNICEF/WHO Digital Health Center of Excellence (DICE)

Many countries do not have fully functioning digital systems or solutions required to address health and information systems priorities in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as post-pandemic health systems’ needs. Digital Square and the newly formed UNICEF/WHO Digital Health Center of Excellence (DICE) are proactively looking for opportunities to collaborate to support countries’ wanting to invest in sustainable and scalable deployments of carefully chosen digital solutions for COVID-19 pandemic response plans. DICE is committed to supporting countries harness appropriate digital public goods, many of which are mature and already integrated into national systems, to provide substantial multilayered support to the COVID-19 pandemic using a health system strengthening lens; from planning distribution of commodities and vaccines, tracking supplies, surveillance and case detection, monitoring coverage of services, and communicating to generate demand and reduce misinformation. . Digital Square’s Mission is to connect health leaders with the resources they need for digital transformation. Through our collective partnership, we aim to not only support country needs now, but also to help country leaders build stronger, more sustainable digital systems, which will improve health outcomes beyond the current pandemic.”

Digital Public Goods Alliance & the WHO Digital Clearing House

Digital Square is closely coordinating with the Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA), a multi-stakeholder initiative co-hosted by UNICEF and the Government of Norway, and the technical leads at the WHO Clearinghouse, to align the global goods and digital public goods approval processes for health solutions. Though there are differences in criteria across these initiatives, there are opportunities for alignment that have the potential to accelerate the discovery and adoption of global goods. While efforts are underway to align these processes, several points have been agreed upon:

  • Digital Public Goods are defined by the UN Secretary-General as open source software, open data, open AI models, open standards and open content that adhere to privacy and other applicable laws and best practices, do no harm, and help attain the SDGs. This definition is operationalized through a nine-indicator open standard that projects must meet. The DPG Standard does not assess the scale, funding sources, country deployments, or other indicators of a “mature” global good.
  • Within the context of health, software global goods are considered a mature subset of DPGs. Digital Square and the DPGA are currently working to align processes so that health-related software Global Goods approved through Digital Square also meet the DPG Standard.
  • Both Digital Square global goods and DPGs must be open source. The WHO Clearinghouse will include proprietary solutions mapped to specific use cases.
  • Digital Square nor the WHO Clearinghouse certify global goods. The DPGA reviews digital solutions against the DPG standard, and approves them as digital public goods.
  • While the majority of global goods will meet the DPG Standard required to be approved as a digital public good, there are two reasons why not all DPGs will be software global goods:
    • Digital Square exclusively evaluates solutions relevant to the health sector whereas DPGs are sector agnostic.
    • Digital Square facilitates a peer review process that assess maturity and aligns and weighs in on “awarding” the title of Digital Square approved global good. In contrast, DPGs have no maturity requirement.
  • Digital Square, WHO and the DPGA will be piloting the application of the combined standards for DPGs and global goods to identify and assess promising short-listed projects of high relevance for immunization delivery management as part of the Community of Practice (CoP) for Digital Health convened by the DPGA and cochaired by UNICEF Health.
  • In future iterations of this Global Goods Guidebook, Digital Square will note which global goods are DPGs and which use cases have been approved through the WHO Clearinghouse. The DPG Registry will also note which DPGs are Digital Square approved global goods. Digital Square, the DPGA, and the WHO Clearinghouse will continue to cross reference respective “approvals” of global goods.

The goal for creating alignment and collaboration across these institutions is to better empower country governments, donors and digital tool implementers with a clear understanding of which digital public goods are evaluated by technical expert entities and which digital public goods are recommended based on these criteria. Digital Square, the DPGA, and WHO are fully aligned in the belief that digital health solutions and services are critical for creating a more equitable world. By aligning efforts, these entities are better able to increase the discovery, adoption and support for the high-quality tools that are most needed to ensure better health outcomes for all.

More Information

External Resources

  • Principles for Digital Development
  • The Mobile Economy 2018
  • The Mobile Economy Sub-Saharan Africa 2017
  • Scaling Digital Health in Emerging Markets
  • The latest case study on a mHealth service in Tanzania: Healthy Pregnancy, Healthy Baby
  • HIV and Digital Health Projects in South Africa
    • CHARISMA is an empowerment-based, counselor-administered intervention that was adapted into a mobile-friendly, self-administered website, CHARISMA Mobile, for wider accessibility and fewer human resources for HIV prevention and relationship counseling. CHARISMA Mobile is funded by Digital Square, a PATH-led initiative funded and designed by USAID, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and a consortium of other investors. This brief outlines why and how you can use the CHARISMA Mobile content on your own digital platforms, and an overview of the development of CHARISMA Mobile. If you are working in a health setting, these printable flyers (1, 2, 3) with QR codes will direct visitors to CHARISMA Mobile content adapted to young people of any gender identity through the South Africa Department of Health’s B-Wise website.
    • Digital Health to Support HIV Care: A landscape assessment of Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal provinces in South Africa (2022) South Africa has the highest number of people living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in the world and the highest number of people enrolled in antiretroviral (ART) therapy. While significant progress has been made since ART was introduced in 2004, there is a need to further reduce new infections and to increase ART initiation and retention. Digital health interventions can strengthen the health system, but success relies on an effective digital health ecosystem. Digital Square was tasked by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to conduct an HIV digital health landscape assessment in South Africa’s two most populous provinces. The purpose of the assessment is to understand the prevalence and barriers to treatment of HIV and how the digital health ecosystem is affecting progress towards local HIV targets and the Sustainable Development Goals in the public health sector. The following resources created from the assessment:

Digital Square Resources

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.

Digital Health Applied Leadership Program

The Digital Health Applied Leadership Program (DHALP) launched in 2021 as a year-long learning program that enhances participants’ capacity to successfully lead and execute digital health programs. Designed with a comprehensive leadership curriculum for a diverse cohort of learners, the DHALP consists of core online courses, workshops, instruction from tutors, and guidance from country-specific coaches who support participants in planning and delivering a country team project designed to build digital health capacity across participating countries.

The concept of the DHALP was co-created at the November 2019 Digital Health Leadership Capacity Building Conference by representatives from 17 low- and middle-income country governments, the World Health Organization (WHO), investors, and educators. With Digital Square’s support, the University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) is currently implementing the DHALP for Africa-based participants with a consortium that includes the University of Thies, the Stanford Center for Health Education, and Inshuti Mu Buzima-Partners in Health. Other partners are the World Bank and TechChange.

DHALP Resources

Contact Us

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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