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Every year, millions of newborns die within the first weeks of life; many from preventable causes after leaving the hospital. The Connect Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) program bridges this post-discharge gap by combining community action with digital innovation. Through...
The Global Digital Health Forum (GDHF) is always a highlight on the Dimagi calendar, and we're thrilled to be returning this year to connect with partners, share insights from our work, and explore the innovations shaping the future of digital health. This year's...
Leaner Teams, Tighter Budgets: Product Updates to Help You Do More with Less On October 7th, we gathered with partners from around the world for our “What’s New in CommCare: Fall 2025” webinar. The conversation was grounded in a reality we all share: this is a...
Imagine you're a frontline worker preparing for a visit. With multiple clients to serve, staying organized is critical. Before heading out, you open your phone and instantly see notes from your last visit: a sick child who needed follow-up, a farmer whose fertilizer...
Ireland joins India and US hosting. Same CommCare, now with more data residency choices. Your data, your choice. Starting today, every new CommCare project can be hosted in one of three secure regions: European Union (Ireland), India (Mumbai), or US (Virginia), at...
I'm pleased to share that CommCare has been recognized in UNICEF’s Digital Tool Selection Guidebook for Health Campaigns, a newly released resource on health campaign digitalization. Having contributed to this guidebook's development alongside UNICEF and Clinton...
Introduction The City of Somerville, Massachusetts has long demonstrated a strong commitment to advancing community health through the work of its local public health teams. Their Public Health Nurses (PHNs) and Community Health Workers (CHWs) support residents across...
This case study, originally featured in Philanthropy Impact Magazine (page 16), is complemented by the above image, courtesy of Taking Pictures, Changing Lives Foundation. "Now that I can read, I was elected as a women’s representative in our community. I also...
AmeriCorps Community Health Worker Jesus Nieves speaks to Dimagi staff in Puerto Rico, March 2025 Volunteers of America (VOA) is one of the nation’s largest and most established human services organizations, reaching more than 2 million people annually across 47...
Introduction Frontline health workers (FLWs) play a critical role in increasing access to health care and health information in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). However, many FLW programs face resource constraints around training, supervision, and coaching....
As we step into 2025, the world of global health and development faces an increasingly uncertain and complex landscape. We don’t know what new challenges 2025 will bring us, but we are clear that the need for essential services continues to grow and funding continues...
Our Founding Our journey began in 2009 when a group of innovative researchers at the University of California San Diego embarked on a groundbreaking journey. Collaborating closely with tuberculosis programs in California and Baja California, Mexico, they pioneered the...