Grameen Foundation Technology Center is responsible for much of the technology programs at the Grameen Foundation. Their work focuses on use of mobile phones to improve the lives and livelihoods of the very poor and so it was no surprise that they were one of earliest adopters of ODK.
We have known Grameen since we helped them deploy ODK for agricultural extension in Uganda and it was great to be invited to speak with their staff about the additions Nafundi is making to the platform.
Below are the slides from the talk.
In early 2018, polio virus was detected in the sewers of Mogadishu, Somalia and the government moved quickly to vaccinate the country's children in order to prevent a potential outbreak. A vaccination campaign targeting more than 726,000 children was launched in the Banadir and Lower and Middle Shabelle regions. The campaign was carried out by some 3,500 staffers and Nafundi assisted by enabling real-time tracking of vaccination coverage using ODK. Read more.
Fayaz Jatoi is the Coordinator of the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) for Polio Eradication in Sindh, Pakistan. In this guest post, Fayaz describes why AFP surveillance is critical to polio eradication and how an SMS-based reporting system for private care provider helps. Read more.
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