App/Software

Vuno is developing diagnostics tools using artificial intelligence technology to remedy problem in maternal health related to sexually transmitted diseases in Mongolia by providing expert level gynecology diagnostics support through portable devices.

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Field testing (Tanzania) for development of tablet-based application for children in low resource environment to learn basic literacy and mathematical skills.

Odile Ouwe Missi Oukem of Cameroon's Centre International de Reference Chantal Biya will set up a suite of computer tools to manage and analyze biological, clinical and epidemiological data collected from African HIV-infected patients to better study HIV resistance to antiretroviral drugs.

Arunprakash Karunanithi of the University of Colorado Denver in the U.S. seeks to develop vaccine supply chain optimization software that evaluates not only direct costs but also indirect environmental and public health costs such as the greenhouse gases emitted due to the cold supply chain requirements and the disposal of medical waste. This tool will enable public health programs in low- to middle-income countries to design localized immunization supply systems that have reduced environmental and health impacts.

K.O. Antwi-Agyei of the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) in Ghana will set up a monitoring system using paper reports and SMS mobile phone technology to assess the management of vaccines at randomly selected storage points throughout the country. Baseline data on vaccine wastage will be established and best practices documented to create measures to reduce wastage at various points in the vaccine supply chain in Ghana.

Paul Kilgore of Wayne State University in the U.S. proposes to develop a dynamic immunization tracking system using smart phone and palm scanning technology to create and store vaccination records in cloud computers. Clinics will be able to retrieve and update records anywhere, and program managers will manage vaccine supplies in real-time.

Edwin Asturias of Children's Hospital Colorado in the U.S. will test a mobile phone short message service (SMS) system that will provide messaging texts to parents of infants in Guatemala in an effort to improve timely immunizations, increase vaccine acceptance, and provide a tool for reporting of side effects.

Payal Kamdar of VSolvit in the U.S. proposes to develop a customizable Geographical Information System web application platform that integrates existing data in a particular region (e.g., population, locations of vaccines stores, health care facilities, transportation options, even weather) to maximize delivery of vaccines to target populations.

Anup Akkihal of Logistimo Inc. in India proposes to develop a cloud-based mobile supply chain platform that allows real-time data to be accessed by mobile phone and web-based applications enabling information sharing and optimized decision support that can maximize immunization coverage for children worldwide.