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Digital Square is a partnership of the world’s leading digital health experts from 40+ organizations and countries working together to strengthen digital health systems in emerging economies. We support co-investment into scalable technology solutions and create the environments in which they can be sustained. Digital Square is led by and housed at PATH, the leader in global health innovation.

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 supports a number of Global Goods, which have quickly been adapted for COVID-19. In support of our partners, Digital Square has hosted a number of COVID-related webinars.

COVID-19 Webinars

March 30, 2020 | Global Goods Adaptation for COVID-19 Response

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.

• Find the slides here
• 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.

• Find the slides here
• Watch the recording

Global Good Adaptations to COVID-19

Global Good	Adaptation	Resources
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.	Weekly calls Wiki Discourse Data Models for COVID-19 Tools
CommCare	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.	Wiki 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: covid19@dimagi.com

Additional COVID Resources

Digital Square Web Articles

• Global Goods Addressing Outbreaks: SORMAS and COVID-19

Digital Square Information

What We Do

Digital Square is connecting the world for better health.

We work in three key ways:

• Coordinate investments in proven digital technology to maximize the impact of every dollar spent.
• Scale global good technologies that can be adapted to different countries and contexts.
• Create digital market readiness by building capacity with governments, local technology developers, and health workers.

Governance

Digital Square's investments follow detailed governance processes that leverage a Peer Review Committee and Board. 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, Last Mile Health, The Rockefeller Foundation, Vitol Foundation, Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, and CRI Foundation.

Global Goods

• What are Global Goods
• Global Goods Guidebook
• Demographics of Digital Health Tools
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Minutes from Global Goods Calls
• Global Goods Community

What are approved global goods?

Approved global goods have been vetted using the Global Good Maturity Model and an expert group of digital health stakeholders through the Digital Square Open Application Process. It has been approved as an investment priority by Digital Square’s Board.

• Approved Global Goods
• Support to Approved Global Goods

Approved Global Goods

• List of Global Goods that are Approved - Contingent on Funding
• List of Global Goods that are Approved - Partially Funded

Soliciations

• Open Solicitations

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

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.

Contact Us

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