Health Data & Disaster Relief
The UN Foundation and Vodafone Foundation’s Technology Partnership is helping to bring to scale sustainable technology solutions to improve healthcare delivery in the developing world and disaster response wherever a humanitarian emergency occurs.
We supported the nonprofit DataDyne.org’s development of the first open source health data collection software, and now are working with DataDyne, the World Health Organization and national governments to equip over 800 health surveillance officers in Africa with powerful new mobile data-gathering tools. We also support the deployment of emergency communications capabilities to restore vital communications during humanitarian emergencies, resulting in improved response efforts in many recent disasters.
Read the stories below to find out how our work is impacting the individual lives and the communities we reach.
STORIES OF IMPACT
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Rapid Hurricane Response: Haiti
Area of Involvement: Technology
Summer 2008 was a tough time for Haiti. In August and September 2008, three consecutive hurricanes – Gustav, Hanna and Ike – devastated the island nation. Once again, the UN Foundation’s Technology Program supported the use of mobile technology to help reconnect families, aid workers and emergency response missions during this crisis.
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The United Nations Foundation is in every corner of Ethiopia
Area of Involvement: US-UN Relations; Children’s Health; Climate & Energy; Technology; Women & Population
The UN Foundation’s executive director of global partnerships just wrapped up an extensive trip to Ethiopia, which brought her from rural villages to urban centers to everywhere in between. And while it’s hard to re-create such a dynamic trip in words, Elizabeth is doing exactly that with a blog series on her incredible experiences.
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The mHealth Moment: Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation Award Spotlights mHealth
Area of Involvement: Technology
Could a mobile phone be a key tool in the prevention of disease outbreaks and epidemics? Judges on the Wall Street Journal’s Technology Innovation Awards panel believe so: DataDyne.org, a core partner in the United Nations Foundation and Vodafone Foundation’s mHealth (mobile health) program, won the prestigious award in the Healthcare IT category.
LATEST NEWS
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In Haiti, social networking ecosystem links victims, reporters and aid agencies
February 7, 2010
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Ray of sunshine for Haiti
February 6, 2010
Telegraph.co.uk
