It starts with data, but it ends with tools that empower action and change lives. By Dr. Ernest Darkoh, BroadReach Co-Founder and Co-CEO/Country Director, PEPFAR South Africa Dr Ernest Darkoh is an internationally renowned expert in strategic planning, systems and large-scale public health program management and implementation. He is passionate about using new cutting- edge …
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We’ve got this
Big Data, HealthI wake up every morning passionate about the work I get to contribute to, work that is inspired by my formative experience in the health care system. For a numbers guy like myself, there has never been a better time to be in digital health. We are just at the beginning of an incredible journey …
Operational Management: It’s a zoo out there
Broadreach, Shared ValueMandy Dube: BroadReach, Program Director of Integrated Decisions and Analytics Support (IDeAS) Mandy Dube is the Program Director of the Integrated Decisions and Analytics Support (IDeAS) program based at BroadReach’s Lusaka, Zambia office. Mandy is a public health professional, and is part of a growing group of women leading major technology transformations. She is breaking down …
Unlocking the secret of success in public health systems
Africa, Broadreach, HealthBy Louise Allen, BroadReach: Vice President, Client Success Louise is responsible for formulating and delivering the solutions that solve our clients’ critical problems, where people, data and expertise intersect. She brings more than two decades of healthcare experience, in both the public and private sectors, and is deeply committed to improving health outcomes in under-served …
Testing new approaches to simplify patients’ access to HIV treatment
Africa, Analytics, Health, USAIDDr Dvora Joseph Davey has more than two decades of experience in the development, management and evaluation of HIV prevention and treatment programs in Africa. She presented a research poster titled “Uptake of HIV differentiated care models for patients on antiretroviral therapy in South Africa” at the 22nd Annual International AIDS Conference in Amsterdam. Conferences …
How To Build And Grow Sustainable And Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships: The Three Pillars Of Success
UncategorizedDr John Sargent, Co-Founder of BroadReach, with Dr. Ann Aerts, Head of the Novartis Foundation and Fred Werneck, Co-Founder and Advisor to Clarmondial Our world is facing real challenges: conflict, inequitable access to resources, healthcare and services, climate change, disease outbreaks and droughts and famines. Many of these challenges are interconnected, and no one government, …
A new face of HIV
Health, Shared ValueWe need a new face of HIV. Faces that are healthy, happy and thriving. Faces that give people hope and encouragement. Faces we can look to in our darkest hour and see them living – not dying. I want to be one of those faces. I want to inspire people to live their best lives …
Business unusual — innovating for health systems of the future
Big Data, Disruptive technology, Shared ValueOp-Ed DevEx On Dec. 12, 2012, the United Nations unanimously endorsed a historic resolution urging all countries to accelerate progress toward universal health coverage — a critical priority for international development. UHC Day has been celebrated each year since on that day and spurs advocacy for the right of “all humans to have access to the …
Why & How Technology Will Power SDG Success
Big Data, Disruptive technology, Shared Value, Sustainable DevelopmentOp-Ed DevEx Humanity simply can’t afford to wait another 15 years for partial progress. World leaders launched the Millennium Development Goals in 2000 to address inequities in human rights, but after 15 years and only partial progress achieved, an even larger group of global leaders launched an even more ambitious set of objectives to reach …
Q&A with Microsoft EVP Worldwide Commercial Business, Judson Althoff
Big Data, Disruptive technology, Emerging economies, Health, Sustainable DevelopmentDevelopment budgets in jeopardy — time to embrace digital transformation Public and private organizations working in emerging markets face intense and unrelenting pressure to radically boost efficiency and create sustainable outcomes as public funding, previously earmarked for development, declines. Judson Althoff, executive vice president of worldwide commercial business at Microsoft, believes that digital technology could play …
Healthy citizens, healthy economies
Africa, Big Data, Broadreach, Disruptive technology, Health, Social Entrepreneurs, Sustainable Development5 ways to leverage technology for inclusive growth Inclusive growth for all citizens of the African continent is the rallying point for the 2017 World Economic Forum on Africa. To that end, we challenge leaders convening in Durban, South Africa, to embrace the multi-faceted definition of human health captured in the opening principle of the constitution …
Pivoting from Slow Start to Strong Finish
Africa, Analytics, Big Data, Broadreach, Disruptive technology, Social Entrepreneurs, Sustainable DevelopmentHow Data-Driven Solutions Can Transform the SDGs “Slow Start Towards Sustainable Development Goals” – that’s hardly the headline conclusion the global development community was hoping to read in the recent survey of 500 professionals across six sectors and seventy-four countries, titled “Evaluating Progress Towards the Sustainable Development Goals,” conducted by GlobalScan and SustainAbility. The Sustainable …
Together, We Are Creating Meaningful Change
Africa, Broadreach, Shared Value, Sustainable DevelopmentDear Friend, 2016 underscored that social entrepreneurship is truly a “force multiplier” — a definition coined by USAID to celebrate the power of public-private partnerships. Together with you, our clients and partners across global development organisations, government ministries and private companies, we are working to unlock human and economic potential for populations in need. During …
Frost & Sullivan Healthcare Data Analytics Best-Practices Report — Free Download
Africa, Analytics, Big Data, HealthBroadReach Honored with 2016 Visionary Innovation Leadership Award We are proud to receive the 2016 Visionary Innovation Leadership Award from Frost & Sullivan and to be able to offer you a free download of their Healthcare Data Analytics Best-Practices Report. After a thorough analysis of the competitive healthcare data analytics market, Frost & Sullivan credits …
McKinsey & Company Report on Africa – a must read
Africa, Sustainable DevelopmentRealizing the potential of Africa’s economies “Governments will have to play a stronger role in unleashing renewed dynamism. Six priorities emerge from this research: Mobilize more domestic resources, aggressively diversify economies, accelerate infrastructure development, deepen regional integration, create tomorrow’s talent, and ensure healthy urbanization.” We believe that a data-driven foundation will drive government priorities to …
Data strategies from Colleen McLaughlin, Director Client Delivery
Analytics, Big Data, Shared Value, Sustainable Development5 things to know before diving into data-driven decision-making from Devex Most development professionals understand that data analysis can help them do their jobs better. In theory, it sounds great. But in practice, how should one go about kick-starting or ramping-up data-driven decision-making? Devex asked a handful of experts for suggestions. Here are five of …