As the world works towards a vaccine, contact tracing is the frontline of containment. And we want to help.
The rapidly growing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo presents a unique and difficult challenge. While critical medical research is underway for the Bundibugyo strain, health workers on the ground are currently facing an incredibly heavy operational burden. Without a pharmaceutical safety net, containment relies entirely on active surveillance: identifying cases, tracing contacts, and monitoring them closely for 21 days.
Our History Supporting Frontline Outbreak Responses
At Dimagi, we know how complex and exhausting this operational reality is, and we have stood alongside frontline teams in these moments before. In 2014, Dimagi supported offline Ebola contact tracing across Guinea and Sierra Leone by putting CommCare in the hands of hundreds of community tracers. During the COVID-19 pandemic, we partnered with governments worldwide to rapidly deploy case investigation and contact tracing tools under extreme time pressure.
We know CommCare can help, and we want to support the teams doing the heavy lifting of responding to this current crisis.
Free CommCare Subscriptions for Active Ebola Containment
To ensure response teams can deploy tools without procurement delays or budget constraints, Dimagi is offering 12 months of free access to an Advanced CommCare subscription to organizations actively managing the Ebola response.
CommCare is built specifically for low-connectivity, frontline environments, allowing your team to run secure contact tracing, case follow-ups, and data collection entirely offline.
Eligibility and Program Guidelines
To ensure these emergency resources are directed where they are needed most, pro bono subscriptions are reserved exclusively for organizations managing active Ebola relief and containment operations. Dimagi reserves the right to review project activity and rescind access if a project space is utilized for unrelated programs or use cases.
How to Request Access for Your Team
If your team is responding to the outbreak and this resource could help ease your operations, please reach out to request access.
