Information Communication Technologies for Development

Trevor Perrier and Nicola Dell

What we do

About us

South AfricaJuly 2008- October 2011

ICTD Motivation

* World Bank data set

Mobile vs Land line phones

ICTD Motivation

* World Bank data set

USAWordIndia

Sub-Saharan Africa

Cell phones per 100 people

ICTD Motivation

12.5% of the world’s population

25% of the world’s burden of disease

3% of the world’s health workers

Sub-Saharan Africa

Enable Community Health Works

Open Data Kit

ODK ScanProblem: Large amounts of paper based data being manually entered.

Solution: Local processing and digitalization of paper forms using an Android phone.

ODK Diagnostics

Automatic reading of rapid diagnostic tests.• HIV• Malaria• Diabetes

Spirosmart

Measure lung function with the microphone on a phone.

Digital Public Health

• Key messages around maternal health

• Locally created videos• Facilitated showings at

mothers’ groups.

Mobile WaCH

Connecting mothers to the Kenyan Health System

Capstone : Technology for Resource Constrained Environments

Water TimeMeasure water usage and gather in Ethiopia

Portable Ultra SoundLaptop based ultra sound device for midwives

Milk BankingMonitoring the local pasteurization of breast milk for HIV positive women.

Questions?