Stories, ideas, and updates from DGers around the world
The Development Gateway: An IREX Venture blog is where DGers share specific learnings, offer thought-provoking insights, and pose challenging questions for the sustainable development community derived from our work.
Our blog has a deep archive going back to 2005. Each post is a snapshot into our work, priorities, and values.
Empowering Counselors and Social Workers with Rapid Access to Patient Information
Linda Sanogo, a DCDJ Fellow in Côte d’Ivoire, worked with a community health facility to develop and train staff on a new database, as well as complete training on other IT systems. Because of Linda’s support, the facility has reduced the number of hours spent managing patient records, and opened up more time to ensure high-quality care.
Using Data to Build Health Resilience From the Ground Up in Côte d’Ivoire
Across Abidjan, health facilities have varying levels of technical capacity, data infrastructure, and management practices to access patient health data. Through the DCDJ program, Fellow determined that a national health site performance dashboard would bring critical information together to better manage appointments, treatment plans, and patient information.
One Year of TASAI-VISTA
From the creation of survey tools to stakeholder mapping, one year into DG's partnership with TASAI, the Visualizing Information on Seeds Using Technology in Africa (VISTA) program has made great progress.
Digitizing Patient Records for Improved Patient Care
Blanchard Kablam, a DCDJ Fellow in Côte d’Ivoire, developed an app that digitizes the filing system of Houphouët-Boigny General Hospital. Through the app, the hospital reduced the number of hours spent tracking down patient records by 75% - and can see more patients per day, provide better service, and reduce patients categorized as interruption in treatment.
Streamlining Doctor-Patient Communication to Personalize Care
Abdoulaye Bagaya, a DCDJ Fellow in Côte d’Ivoire, developed an app for FSU COM Abobo Sagbe hospital during his 7-month internship placement. The app helps community counselors, healthcare assistants, and clinic counselors manage patient contact and treatment information.
Using Data on Traditional Medicine to Help Trace HIV/AIDS Outcomes
DCDJ Fellow, Dongo Evariste, built a data management tool to help traditional medicine centers in Côte d'Ivoire trace HIV/AIDS outcomes.
Developing a Local Level Data Inventory
Working with local partners in Côte d'Ivoire, our DCDJ program built a searchable list of hyper-local datasets across the country related to topics of community interest. Through this inventory, local officials, clinicians, community groups, researchers, and others can contribute to and access information on datasets in the community.
TCDI Kenya Assessment Findings
The Tobacco Control Data Initiative (TCDI) team in Kenya recently interviewed key tobacco control stakeholders to better understand data gaps and priorities. Learn more about the findings, which will be used to inform the development of a dashboard that will support decision-making in tobacco control.
The State of Data in Open Contracting
Building on DG’s open contracting work and reinforced by the global pandemic, we took stock. So where does open contracting data currently stand? Frankly, it is promising, but we still have a way to go.
Tobacco Control Data Initiative – Nigeria Assessment
Development Gateway conducted a stakeholder assessment in Nigeria for the Tobacco Control Data Initiative (TCDI.) During the assessment, we identified priorities, needs, and data gaps. We then validated these findings with stakeholders during a workshop at the end of 2020, and will use the information to build a dashboard to support decision-making.