News & Stories
Here we share news & stories about our work, collaboration and impact. Read updates from country teams, stories from projects and what’s been on our minds lately.
Our News & Stories
D-Tree
Digital Spark #2: Employing a health systems strengthening approach
Over the past 20 years, the world has made incredible progress. Since the year 2000, over a billion people have risen out of extreme
Rachel Hofmann | Jul 08, 2020 | 9 min
D-Tree
Digital Spark #1: Setting digital health apart
Lela carries her 6-year-old son, Khari, to the health center for the fourth time this month. His fever keeps returning and, although he
Taylor Craig | Jul 02, 2020 | 8 min
D-Tree
Introducing: The Digital Spark Series
One year ago today, I woke up to the news that Marc Mitchell, D-tree’s founder and digital health pioneer, had died suddenly and unexpectedly...
Erica Layer | Jun 25, 2020 | 4 min
Jamii ni Afya
Errors in estimated delivery dates: explanation, impact, and a path forward
magine you were told you would deliver your baby on November 19, but you go into labor on October 19 – a full month before you anticipated. Do...
Isabel Fulcher | Feb 26, 2020 | 3 min
Jamii ni Afya
Introducing Jamii ni Afya: Zanzibar’s national digital health program for Universal Health Coverage
This month, the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar’s Ministry of Health (MOH), together with the local government authority, launched
Taylor Craig | Feb 19, 2020 | 8 min
Afya-Tek
Afya-Tek: a people-centered digitized healthcare system to strengthen the continuum of care
In a sparsely furnished room on a side street in the Kibaha district outside of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Ally Maandiko shuffles through loose...
Taylor Craig | Dec 10, 2019 | 6 min
