Low-Code In Health Tech: A High-Impact Match by A.V. Sethuraman on December 15, 2022 1,544 views
Low code’s arrival is no longer fresh news. With its many benefits and versatile use cases, the low code paradigm is here to stay. Low-code frameworks are powerful tools that can significantly improve primary healthcare services in developing countries. These frameworks allow non-technical users to create/maintain custom software applications without extensive coding knowledge. This enables healthcare providers in non-compute intensive environments to quickly and easily develop digital solutions to support their patients and improve the…
Four Success Factors for Digital Health Implementations In Developing Countries by Subhabrata Dasgupta on March 28, 2022 2,012 views
Original image: Gabe Bienczycki, USAID (Public Domain Image) Inadequate access to healthcare, rural versus urban settings and low health awareness are major challenges faced by Low and Middle-Income Communities in developing countries (LMICs). A major reason behind this challenge is the presence of gaps in the healthcare system. These gaps coupled with the lower health awareness, break the continuum of care and deteriorate care quality. The COVID-19 pandemic has only worsened these gaps and exposed…
COVID-19 RDT Data Capture: A MEDplat extension for FIND by Subhabrata Dasgupta on January 19, 2022 1,833 views
As more transmissible COVID-19 variants continue to cause a surge in the number of cases worldwide, countries' need to accelerate rapid testing, and the need to analyze the positivity rate more effectively is further pronounced. The need of the hour is to respond quickly, improve surveillance to contain outbreaks locally and curtail the spread of the virus at the community level. COVID-19 Antigen RDTs have a big role to play in increasing access to testing.…