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Glasswing International is a NGO with a remarkable journey, having impacted more than 2.2 million lives through their education and health initiatives throughout Latin America and New York City. Co-founder and President Celina de Sola shares her insights on the organization's evolution and growth to 600 employees, and their community-driven approach that led to the organization's non-clinical model for mental health care. The podcast explores scalability, sustainability, and the role of technology and data in highlighting growth as well as the gaps, to enable organizations to achieve greater impact.
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In this insightful podcast episode, we feature guests Andrea Fletcher, Chief Digital Strategy Officer, and Remy DeCausemaker, Open Source Lead at the Digital Service at Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), discussing the critical role of digital technology in shaping healthcare strategies within the U.S. government. The discussion delves into the intersections of technology, healthcare, and government strategies, emphasizing the significance of open source collaboration, addressing challenges, and preparing for the future of healthcare systems. Hear fresh perspectives on AI, privacy-enhancing technologies, and the importance of AI transparency in policies.
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In part 2 of this series on Artificial Intelligence, Jonathan Jackson and Brian DeRenzi, Dimagiâs Research and Data team lead, openly talk about the rapid evolution of AI, its vast potential, and what Dimagi has been up to over the last few months since winning the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Grand Challenges grant to build a frontline worker coaching chatbot. In this candid conversation, they discuss the value of collaboration, the ethical and philosophical considerations of AI as a tool to empower, rather than replace human services, the looming threat of inequitable dystopia and ways that we are partnering with other organizations to ensure that the benefits of this new technology are spread equitably.
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Our co-hosts are joined by thirteen-time #1 bestselling co-author and pioneer in Category Design, Chris Lochead, to discuss Category Design, and how it's relevant for NGOs and social impact organizations. He delves into the fundamentals while offering insights on how to shift from the current competitive state to a new, transformative future. This episode is brimming with compelling story examples such as the women's labor movement and its powerful tagline of âequal pay for equal workâ. He also shares a personal anecdote about a home-based climate change response in Santa Cruz, where he employed out-of-the-box thinking to get multiple stakeholders to buy-in for a bigger change. If you are a NGO or social impact organization engaged in breakthrough work, then this episode is for you.
Topics include:
Why Category Design matters for NGOs and social impact organizations
Reframing problems in a way that captures attention and makes people feel invested in your cause
How to think beyond the present to envision a different future
The importance of language and framing for creating category buy-in
Manifestos that bring to life the different future an organization aims to create
Warning: This podcast contains explicit language and unfiltered conversations â listener discretion is advised.
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STOP TB has an ambitious objective driving the RTC initiative: ending global tuberculosis epidemic by 2030. In this episode, we talk about the innovative efforts taken by STOP TB's Reimagining TB Care initiative, addressing the intricate challenges of combating tuberculosis through comprehensive 360-degree, people-centered approach.
Our guest speaker, Jackie Huh from Stop TB, will share insights on her initiative "Reminagining TB Care" and discuss the importance of putting people at the center of technology innovations. Within this context, we explore the core objectives of RTC, gaining valuable insight into the notable advancements achieved thus far, obstacles faced & strategies RTC employs to overcome these challenges, all while keeping their focus on what matters most â the people.
Exploring the world of healthcare driven by technology, our conversation also features Kelly Collins of SureAdhere who has brilliantly recognized the potential of technology while keeping the essence of people-centered care, with SureAdhereâs VDOT. We will explore how Kelly's endeavors seamlessly align with the evolving landscape of global healthcare, particularly in TB.
Moreover, we'll discuss the possibilities of collaboration among organizers, governments, and providers, all converging with a shared vision.
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Co-hosts Jonathan Jackson and Amie Vaccaro are joined by MHP Saludâs CEO, Dr. Maggie Dante and Data and Evaluation Analyst, Rachel Udow. MHP Salud is championing Community Health Workers across the US both within their organization and through training and consulting on how to best integrate CHW programs. Over the last decade, MHP Salud has been on a digital transformation journey - leveraging technology to improve service delivery. The conversation unpacks many of the best practices the organization has developed to leverage digital to deliver impact at scale.
Topics discussed:
How MHP Salud has used one technology platform to deepen and improve impact over time
MHP Saludâs digitization journey, including expanding use cases of CommCare across programs
How the organization has developed the human capacity and processes to support a long term Impact Delivery approach
The role of user-centered design and training in successful technology implementation.
The significance of buy-in from CHWs and creating a culture of validation
The integration of technology, including CommCare and Tableau, to improve efficiency and save costs
Insights on strategic thinking, recruitment challenges, and long-term sustainability in community health programsRelatedResources:
Learn more about MHP Salud: â https://mhpsalud.co/aboutâ
Access MHP Salud resources and social media: https://bit.ly/m/mhpsalud
CHW Core Consensus Project: https://www.c3project.org/
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Social impact organizations and governments worldwide are under immense pressure to do more with less. We are confronting an array of complex, constantly-evolving pressures ranging from economic uncertainty, humanitarian crises, inflation, pandemics, and climate change. All of this means we need to deliver more services to more people. And, we often need to do it with flat or decreasing levels of funding.
Digital solutions have the potential to help us do more with less, to create more value for every dollar invested. But most digital transformations either fail outright, or fail to create this sustained value.
In todayâs episode, Jonathan Jackson and Amie Vaccaro explore a new approach called Impact Delivery designed to address the challenges we are facing in global health in development and the ways technology can and must step up to better deliver on its potential in creating a world where everyone has access to the services they need to thrive.
Topics discussed:
How technology is failing global health and development
Why a new approach is needed
The three pillars of Impact Delivery: Better Impact, More Impact and Sustained Impact
Tangible examples of what each pillar looks like in practice
What this approach means for social impact organizations and governments
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Dr. Dixon Chibanda started Friendship Bench after losing a patient to suicide who could not afford to travel to the hospital in Zimbabwe where he worked. There had to be a way to make mental health care more accessible. Today, Friendship Bench has a team of grandmothers across Zimbabwe who are trained to deliver evidence-based high-impact therapy on park benches, making mental health support readily available. In this episode, Jonathan Jackson learns about the incredible journey of the Friendship Bench intervention in conversation with its Founder and CEO, Dr. Dixon Chibanda. Get a behind the scenes look at how this incredible program and intervention has achieved resonance and scale by offering community-based psychological interventions to people in need. Youâll learn how Friendship Bench has trained grandmothers to deliver high-impact therapy, discover the tremendous healing power of storytelling and vulnerability, explore the role CommCare plays in enabling digital data collection and analysis, and dig into the three-part formula for creating a scaled intervention that applies beyond mental health. This episode is a great listen for anyone wanting to learn about the foundational role of digitization in enabling programs to scale and inform data-driven decision-making.
Topics include:
How the Friendship Bench intervention started
Leading randomized controlled trials (RCT) to provide evidence for the effectiveness of the Friendship Bench intervention
Scaling up the Friendship Bench to reach 100,000 people last year
Engaging government stakeholders and building referral pathways for long-term sustainability
Focusing on improving overall health outcomes, not just mental health
The power of effective storytelling and vulnerability
The role digitization plays in scaling and sustaining the program
Partnering with Dimagi and using CommCare to become fully digital
The importance of addressing mental health at the community level
Related Resources:
Friendship Bench: https://www.friendshipbenchzimbabwe.org
TedTalk - Why I train grandmothers to treat depression | Dixon Chibanda: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cprp_EjVtwA
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Discover the key ingredients to Ethiopia's incredible progress in digital health as Ali Flaming and Amie Vaccaro speak with Dr. Girma Tadesse, electronic Community Health Information System (eCHIS) Project Manager with JSI. Stemming from a clear vision for improving health outcomes and data use, the Ethiopian government has been on a digital health transformation journey starting in 1991. As Project Manager for this effort, Dr. Girma shares Ethiopiaâs journey moving towards a fully paperless system. Youâll hear how with government ownership and strategic resource allocation, they're establishing a strong foundation for long-term success, while also investing in the people and skills needed to create meaningful change. This is a must-listen for anyone working in and with governments and Ministries of Health wanting to learn how to leverage technology to support higher quality services. Ethiopia has been leading the charge of enabling healthcare workers by building scalable platforms and ecosystems for sustained impact and this conversation provides an inside look at how.
Topics include:
The impact of a clear government vision focused on improving health outcomes and service delivery
Exploring a data-driven approach to inform improvements and achieve universal health coverage
The importance of government ownership and buy-in
The need for clear communication of goals and resource allocation
Investment in talent and expertise through university programs
Moving beyond digitizing paper processes to creating real impact in healthcare delivery
Utilizing digital platforms for multiple use cases and digitizing various health services
Building scalable platforms and ecosystems for sustained impact
Embracing an iterative approach to digital health transformation
Related Resources:
JSI: â https://www.jsi.com â
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation: â https://www.gatesfoundation.orgâ
USAID: â https://www.usaid.govâ
Childrenâsâ Investment Fund Foundation: â https://ciff.orgâ
Superset: â https://superset.apache.orgâ
CommCare: â https://www.dimagi.com/commcare/â
Simprints Technology: â https://www.simprints.comâ
USAID Digital Health Activity - Ethiopia: â https://www.dimagi.com/blog/jsi-government-of-ethiopia-and-usaid-digital-health-activity/ â
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Rediscover the power of community health workers (CHWs) and their critical role in delivering healthcare globally in this captivating conversation with Jonathan Jackson and Dr. Madeleine Ballard, CEO of the Community Health Impact Coalition (CHIC). Despite concrete evidence that CHWs work, millions are not salaried, skilled, supervised and supplied. The WHO recommends remunerating CHWs for their work but 86% of CHWs in Africa are not salaried. And worldwide, CHWs face essential medicine stock-outs 1/3 of the time. CHIC is a coalition of thousands of CHWs and aligned health organizations in 40+ countries who are making professional CHWs (proCHWs) the norm by changing guidelines, funding, and policy. In this episode, Dr. Ballard delivers actionable insights and inspiring ideas for creating sustainable change in global health. Youâll also hear about the countries leading the way, why this matters so much, and what it all means for technologists and funders who want to create a world where everyone has access to the services they need to thrive. The episode confronts listeners with a strong call to action to join the movement for proCHWs and ensure health for all.
Topics included:
How technology can enable and support community health workers as well as connect and amplify movements Bridging the gap between policy and implementation in global healthcare Why we must support and unleash the intelligence of CHWs before focusing on AI algorithms How all technology companies must be intentional about using technology to avoid harm and extraction in healthcare Exploring the key role of strong political will and the importance of listening to CHWs, 70% of whom are women Why proper financing is crucial for implementing salaried CHW programsRelated Resources:
CHIC proCHW Policy Dashboard: https://joinchic.org/resources/prochw-policy-dashboard/ Championing a Movement to Pay and Professionalize Community Health Workers with Margaret Odera: https://sites.dimagi.com/high-impact-growth-podcast/professionalizing-chws Payment of Community Health Workers: https://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/langlo/PIIS2214-109X(22)00311-4.pdf Equity and AI in Global Health: Exploring Large Language Models, Building Chatbots and Embracing Discomfort: https://sites.dimagi.com/high-impact-growth-podcast/equity-through-ai Community Health Impact Coalition (CHIC): https://joinchic.orgSign up to our newsletter, and stay informed of Dimagiâs work: :â â https://sites.dimagi.com/newsletter-sign-upâ â â
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Testing out a new format for this podcast - short form responses to questions from you, our audience. Plus video!
In this Your Questions Answered episode, we break down a recent learning that Jonathan Jackson shared on LinkedIn regarding working with governments on digital health programs:
âI used to think the goal with digital health programs as a technology partner was to get too big to fail. Iâve learned a lot however in the last 20 years. Now I know: the only path to success is to be too valuable to fail.â
We discuss taking an Impact Delivery approach for digital, and answer the following audience questions:
Can you kindly provide specific instances where you have consistently provided benefits to your users, clients, and communities? Understanding how you have avoided becoming stagnant and maintained the growth of your program would be highly beneficial.
How do you suggest measuring and assessing the value-added for users, clients, and communities?
Related Resources
Burkina Faso case study by Dimagi: https://www.dimagi.com/case-studies/mhealth-tdh-burkinafaso/
Burkina Faso case study by Exemplars in Global Health (shows savings driven by digital health): https://www.exemplars.health/emerging-topics/epidemic-preparedness-and-response/digital-health-tools/commcare-in-burkina-faso
Ethiopia project overview: https://www.dimagi.com/blog/jsi-government-of-ethiopia-and-usaid-digital-health-activity/Jonathanâs original LinkedIn post: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7082470123483066368?updateEntityUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afs_feedUpdate%3A%28V2%2Curn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7082470123483066368%29
Related Podcast episode: Prioritizing Platforms Over Projects with Danny Roberts: https://sites.dimagi.com/high-impact-growth-podcast/prioritizing-platforms-over-projects
Related Podcast episode: A New Era for Development with Raj Kumar of Devex: Shifting from a Project Mindset to an Investment Mindset: https://sites.dimagi.com/high-impact-growth-podcast/kumar-devex
Related Podcast episode: Building Resilience: The Key to Combating Burnout in Frontline Workers with Lilianna Bagnoli: https://sites.dimagi.com/high-impact-growth-podcast/resilience-building
WellMe free trial (resilience building application for Frontline Workers): https://sites.dimagi.com/wellme-trial
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Depression alone is projected to be the third leading cause of disease burden in lower and middle income countries by 2030, where 75% of people don't receive any treatment.
In this episode we delve into the escalating global issue of mental health care. Jonathan Jackson speaks with three of Dimagiâs experts: senior health strategy specialist Lauren Magoun, senior project analyst Anaba Sunday Atua, and senior mental health strategy consultant Christie Civetta. Gain insights from the teamâs diverse experience and learnings in project analysis and the implementation of mental health initiatives, as well as approaches to combating the barriers to mental health care delivery and the grave lack of funding. Youâll walk away from this episode with a clear understanding of the role of Frontline Workers in providing intervention, the need for human connection in digital solutions, and the positive impact of integrating mental health care into broader health strategies. This episode challenges funders, implementers, and technologists working in the mental health space to consider the intersection between mental and physical health in developing solutions that create lasting impact and achieve holistic health outcomes.
Topics include:
The opportunities and future possibilities for mental health care innovation The potential of digital solutions to break down barriers and deliver impactful, scalable and cost-effective programs The realities of mental health stigma and care in low-and middle-income countries The advantages of community-based interventions and the role of trusted members in addressing stigma The importance of human connection in mental health care delivery The intersection of physical and mental health with a focus on anxiety and depressionRelated Resources:
Bending the curve: the impact of integrating mental health services on HIV and TB outcomes - United for Global Mental Health: https://unitedgmh.org/knowledge-hub/bending-the-curve-the-impact-of-integrating-mental-health-services-on-hiv-and-tb-outcomes/ Poor countries are developing a new paradigm of mental health care. America is taking note: https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/23402638/mental-health-psychiatrist-shortage-community-care-africa Basic Needs Ghana (Anabaâs former employer): https://basicneedsghana.org/ Reimagining global mental health care with a person-centered, digitally-enabled approach with Dr. Vikram Patel co-founder of Sangath and successor to Paul Farmer at Harvard Medical School: https://sites.dimagi.com/high-impact-growth-podcast/reimagining-mental-healthConnect with us:
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In this episode, we discuss technology's impactful role in making services accessible, specifically in the treatment of Tuberculosis (TB). Listen as Chris Buri, a TB survivor and patient advocate, shares his experience with TB treatment and the importance of patient support and advocacy in TB care. Youâll also hear about his personal journey of resilience and advocacy, the challenges and opportunities presented by TB treatment, and the potential of technology such as VDOT (Video Directly Observed Therapy) to improve patient outcomes. This is a great listen for those wanting to learn more about the impact of TB on patients and their families, the need for person-centered care, and the important call to action for more research and funding in TB treatment and advocacy.
Topics discussed:
An introduction to Chris Buri, a TB survivor and patient advocate
Chris's experience with TB treatment, including challenges with medication side effects and treatment adherence
The importance of patient support and advocacy in TB treatment
The role of support groups in providing emotional and practical support to TB patients
The impact of TB on patients and their families, including social stigma and financial burden
The need for patient-centered care in TB treatment, with a focus on patient empowerment and engagement
The potential of technology to improve TB treatment adherence and patient outcomes
The challenges and opportunities presented by the COVID-19 pandemic in TB treatment
The need for more research and funding in TB treatment and advocacy
Chris's call to action for healthcare providers, policymakers, and the public to prioritize TB treatment and support
Related Resources
SureAdhere: https://www.sureadhere.com
CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention): https://www.cdc.gov
Colorado Department of Public Health: https://cdphe.colorado.gov
Denver Health:https://www.phidenverhealth.org
We are TB: https://www.wearetb.com
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In this episode we chat to renowned epidemiologist, healthcare innovator, and educator Dr. Richard Garfein and social entrepreneur and infectious disease epidemiologist Dr. Kelly Collins, as they share their journey of turning an idea from research in academia into a successful commercial enterprise. They discuss their experiences in starting SureAdhere, licensing the software from UCSD, and signing up health departments to use the technology. Youâll also hear about their work in using Video Directly Observed therapy (VDOT) to transform tuberculosis (TB) treatment, and how they expanded their company's reach to cover diseases from hepatitis C to opioid use disorder. The episode highlights the importance of following evidence-based decision-making and empowering patients and healthcare workers alike by leveraging technology, innovation, and passion.
Topics include:
The development of Video Directly Observed Therapy (VDOT) technology The role of DOT and VDOT in healthcare interventions Telemedicine during COVID-19 and beyond Digital technology to support medication assisted treatment and opioid use disorder-The importance of evidence-based decision-making in developing and testing technology The decision to start a company to scale VDOT technology and make it more widely available The challenges of licensing the software from UCSD and signing up health departments to use the technology The impact of VDOT on improving patient experiences and healthcare provider efficiency. Lessons learned from the experience of starting and growing SureAdhere The decision to join forces with DimagiRelated Resources:
SureAdhere: https://www.sureadhere.com / The Stop TB Partnership: https://www.stoptb.org The UK National Health Service: https://www.nhs.uk The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: https://www.cdc.gov Verizon Foundation: https://www.verizon.com/about/responsibility/grant-requirementsSign up to our newsletter, and stay informed of Dimagiâs work :â â â â https://sites.dimagi.com/newsletter-sign-upâ â â â
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âThere is no health without mental health.â - Dr. Vikram Patel
Dr. Vikram Patel is a psychiatrist, professor, renowned researcher, co-founder of Sangath, in India, and the incoming chair of Harvard Medical School Department of Global Health and Social Medicine where he takes over for the late Dr. Paul Farmer. Through decades of field-defining research, Dr Patel has shown how community-based resources can meet a growing burden of mental illness globally. In this episode, we explore Dr. Patelâs journey from training as a psychiatrist in London to working in Zimbabwe and co-founding Sangath - an award-winning Indian NGO, committed to improving mental health care across the globe. This episode is a must-listen for those wanting to learn about strategies for scaling mental health care that extend beyond the traditional healthcare system and understanding how technology can help to improve the quality of psychological and social interventions.
Topics include:
The importance of supporting Community Health Workers and Frontline Workers to treat mental illness and address the crisis of human resources in healthcare and mental health The integral difference between mental health and mental illness The critical need for integration of mental health support into universal health coverage The connection and influence of mental health on other chronic diseases The role of the âaccompaniment modelâ in mental health care Understanding how non-specialist providers can deliver the âactive ingredientâ in mental health intervention for two thirds of mental illness The failings, future and possible fixes for the Diagnostic and Statistics Manual (DSM) in psychiatry Introducing a stepped care approach in addressing individualâs mental health needs The importance of human connection in mental health treatment The need to shift from a diagnostic model to a person-centered approach Exploring measurement based peer supervision in mental health treatment programs The top 3 ways to leverage digital to augment humans in mental health care, not replace themRelated resources:
Grand Challenges Canada funded project to scale up peer supervision for delivery of psychological treatments - Collaboration between GMH@Harvard's Project EMPOWER, Dimagi, Sangath and the University of Toronto https://globalhealth.harvard.edu/empower-gcc-project-pilot/ How Digital Solutions Can Help Scale Mental Health Care https://www.dimagi.com/blog/digital-solutions-scale-mental-health-care/ Dr. Vikram Patel profile and research: https://ghsm.hms.harvard.edu/faculty-staff/vikram-patel Learn about Dr. Patelâs new role as Chair of of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School: https://hms.harvard.edu/news/patel-named-new-chair-global-health-social-medicineConnect with us:
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Dimagiâs CommCare platform has been shaped by its users since its inception. Today, we revisit some of the first Community Health Workers who helped design and test CommCare back in 2008 in Tanzania. Co-host Amie Vaccaro speaks with two people who led that early research â Gayo Mhila, who has recently interviewed 5 of the earliest users, and Dr. Brian DeRenzi, Dimagi's Global Director of Research. Through the conversation youâll learn how technology can enable CHWâs to provide vital support to their communities, and how CHW input helped shape essential functionality of CommCare marking the genesis of Dimagiâs Design Under the Mango Tree approach.
Topics include:
Insights from 5 of the earliest users of CommCare - how they got into community health work and their experience with CommCare
How CHW feedback led to the creation of logins, referrals, supervisor applications, case management and more foundational functionality in CommCare
How switching from paper to digital helped tackle stigma, earn trust and improve efficiency for CHWs
How technology can support and bolster relationships (not replace them)
The journey to creating value for users at different levels of a health system with digital
How digitizing community health work can support expanded digital literacy for women and why it matters
Training techniques for technology adoption
The importance of user-driven design or as Dimagiâs calls it âDesign Under the Mango Treeâ
Related Resources:
CommCare: https://www.dimagi.com/commcare/ Design Under the Mango Tree: https://www.dimagi.com/blog/20-years-of-designing-under-the-mango-tree/ High-Impact Growth podcast Ep 10: Solving Hard Problems, Designing Under the Mango Tree, and Taking a Product Approach: Lessons Learned from the Making of CommCare featuring Dr. Brian DeRenzi, Clayton Sims, Cory Zue and Dr. Neal Lesh: https://sites.dimagi.com/high-impact-growth-podcast/making-commcare -
In this episode we explore the journey of Margaret Odera, a Community Health Worker and mentor mother in Kenya. Following her HIV diagnosis, Margaret received life-changing support from a mentor mother, which inspired her to dedicate her life to helping other HIV-positive mothers and their newborns. As the founder of the Community Health Workers Champions Network (CHWCN), Margaret is also leading the charge to professionalize and amplify the voices of these unsung heroes in the health sector. We discuss the role of Community Health Workers in disease prevention and health promotion; the need for better tools, technology, and training, and the steps Margaret is taking toward professionalizing Community Health Worker roles to ensure fair compensation, improved working conditions, and preparedness for future pandemics.
Topics discussed:
What a typical week looks like for Margaret
The realities of community health workers - their working conditions and the lack of compensation
The unfortunate status of payment for Community Health Workers in Kenya
How lack of payment for Community Health Workers reflects a gender issue
How Margaret came to found the Community Health Workers Champions Network (CHWCN) and early wins
Challenges faced in professionalizing Community Health Workers
The role of technology in professionalizing community health workers
The need for better Community Health Worker representation and visibility at various levels of health governance
The role of Community Health Workers in preventing future pandemics
The support needed from health systems at large to train, support, and equip Community Health Workers
Related Resources:
Margaret Odera, Heroine of Health: https://www.intrahealth.org/vital/community-health-worker-advocate-and-now-heroine-health
Women in Global Health profile of Margaret Odera: https://womeningh.org/our_members/margaret-odera/Video by IntraHealth of Margaret Odera: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nZAEwz2BUU
Contribute to support the CHW Champions Network: https://www.mchanga.africa/fundraiser/70491
Community Health Impact Coalition: https://joinchic.org/
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In a world where stress is inevitable, burnout is rife, and the global mental health burden is growing, it's crucial to develop the skill of resilience to recover, adapt, and grow from stress. This episode highlights how building resilience can guard against burnout, a workplace phenomenon that affects many Frontline Workers, resulting in feelings of fatigue, detachment, and a reduction in professional efficacy. Jonathan Jackson sits down with Lilianna Bagnoli to dig into Dimagiâs work on resilience-building through the launch of the WellMe application - a user-friendly tool focussed on equipping Frontline Workers with resilience-building behaviors, that can be used across geographies, languages, and Frontline Worker cadres. Youâll also hear about the ways in which we can scale access to mental health support for individuals and Frontline Workers, how technology can support this, and what this means for technologists, implementers, and funders working in global health.
Other topics discussed:
Why resilience-building is important amongst Frontline Workers
The growing mental health crisis & four interventions that can help deliver mental health support at scale
Leaning into collaborative approaches to deal with stress on all levels amongst essential and non-essential staff
An introduction to Dimagiâs WellMe application & the feedback received from the user testing phase
The importance of adapting messages and language from user testing to appeal to specific contexts and demographics
The need for organizations to incorporate resilience-building into professional development efforts
The effects of bolstering mental health on the results of treatments for other health issues
Related Resources:
The Lancet Commission on global mental health and sustainable development: https://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/lancet/PIIS0140-6736(18)31612-X.pdf
WellMe: https://sites.dimagi.com/wellme-trial
Grand Challenges Canada funded project to scale up peer supervision for delivery of psychological treatments: https://globalhealth.harvard.edu/empower-gcc-project-pilot
Promoting effective mental healthcare through peer supervision: https://sangath.in/peers/
How Digital Solutions Can Help Scale Mental Health Care: https://www.dimagi.com/blog/digital-solutions-scale-mental-health-care/
WellMe: https://www.dimagi.com/blog/introducing-wellme-the-resilience-app-for-frontline-workers/
What We Learned from our Working Group on Health Worker Wellbeing: https://www.dimagi.com/blog/what-we-learned-from-our-working-group-on-health-worker-wellbeing/
Equipping Health Workers to Recover, Adapt and Grow https://chwi.jnj.com/resilience
A Toolkit to Protect Against Burnout on the Front Lines: https://chwi.jnj.com/about/global-interventions/the-resilience-collaborative/resources
Resilience Message Program: Evidence-based, free, and adaptable messages to increase health worker resilience: https://chwi.jnj.com/about/global-interventions/the-resilience-collaborative/resources
When there is no word for resilience: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdcT6gSh-xY
Making Resilience Resonate: https://sites.dimagi.com/guidebook-resilience-message-program
Leveraging Advanced Analytics to Develop Engagement Profiles of a Digital Resilience Message Programme and Inform Scale Efforts: https://www.dimagi.com/blog/johnson-johnson-foundation-leveraging-advanced-analytics-to-develop-engagement-profiles/
CommCare Companion Application:https://www.dimagi.com/blog/johnson-and-johnson-foundation-commcare-companion-application/
Digital health solutions need to consider the health worker: https://www.devex.com/news/sponsored/opinion-digital-health-solutions-need-to-consider-the-health-worker-102333
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Jonathan Jackson sits down with Brian DeRenzi, Dimagiâs Research and Data team lead, to discuss Dimagiâs work exploring large language models to create chatbots for global health and development use cases. They discuss how we might leverage AI to advance equity despite the reality that it can also decrease equity, while recognizing the irreplaceable value of human-to-human connection in healthcare. We also discuss the potential of ChatGPT to support more accessible SMS workflows, how voice to text can support non-literate populations, and how to embrace the discomfort of this moment in a way that propels us towards creating positive impact.
Topics include:
Exploring large language models and GPT-4 for Chatbots in Global Health and Development
Building tools to support and elevate equity in AI
AI's Impact on Productivity
Potential Hype and Pitfalls of AI
Measuring utility, accuracy, safety, and purpose adherence in chatbots
The importance and opportunity in using LLMs with SMS and Voice-to-Text for non-literate populations
Leveraging AI in a way that elevates and supports human effort instead of replacing it
Related Resources:
GatesNotes, The Age of AI has begun: https://www.gatesnotes.com/The-Age-of-AI-Has-Begun
Palantir, Bending Artificial Intelligence to our collective will: https://www.palantir.com/newsroom/letters/our-new-platform/
Comparing Physician and Artificial Intelligence Chatbot Responses to Patient Questions Posted to a Public Social Media Forum:
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/2804309
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Global development is evolving quickly in the face of social, economic, and political changes. Jonathan Jackson sits down with Raj Kumar, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Devex, a leading independent online news platform for development professionals, to discuss how 2023 marks the start of a new, more challenging development era. With growing competition between China and Russia and the West, a new set of economic circumstances, and overwhelming humanitarian needs, development professionals need to get more value for money. And this requires a change in mindset and how things are done - shifting from a project-based mindset to a collaborative, results-driven investment mindset.
Topics discussed:
Why and how we need to shift from a project-based to an investment-based mindset The role of Devex in changing the development sector How funding for development is changing and needs to change The potential of philanthropy in funding development work How technology deployed thoughtfully in support of the people closest to the challenges is poised to unlock significantly more value Prioritizing results over projects for better resource allocationSign up to our newsletter, and stay informed of Dimagiâs work :â https://sites.dimagi.com/newsletter-sign-upâ
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Related resources:
âFrom the editor-in-chief: 3 ways 2023 may define a new development eraâ by Raj Kumar on Devex: https://www.devex.com/news/from-the-editor-in-chief-3-ways-2023-may-define-a-new-development-era-104723 âCould this app transform delivery of last-mile health services?â by Catherine Cheney on Devex: https://www.devex.com/news/could-this-app-transform-delivery-of-last-mile-health-services-104113 Devex: https://www.devex.com/ The Business of Changing the World by Raj Kumar: https://pages.devex.com/the-business-of-changing-the-world.html Devex Book Club podcast: https://pages.devex.com/devex-book-club.html GatesNote on AI: https://www.gatesnotes.com/The-Age-of-AI-Has-Begun Co-Develop: https://www.codevelop.fund/ Dimagiâs Big Break: Receiving Instrumental Core Funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with Tim Wood, Former Senior Program Officer https://sites.dimagi.com/high-impact-growth-podcast/gates-foundation-funding - Mostra di più
