Five ICT Implementers Share Lessons on Ebola Response and Recovery

On December 3rd, 2015, Dimagi hosted a webinar on the use of Information & Communication Technology (ICT) in Ebola Response, which featured presentations from MercyCorps, World Food Program, International Rescue Mission, IBM Research, and IntraHealth.
During the 90-minute webinar, the organizations shared lessons learned using ICT on the ground in a response environment. We were thrilled to hear from such an impressive array of actors, and truly impressed by how openly presenters discussed what worked — and what did not work — in their respective Ebola response and recovery efforts.
You can watch the webinar here or click below:
Key Highlights from the Webinar:
- Sophie Roden, MercyCorps: Using Technology to Enhance Social Mobilization– Learning from MercyCorp’s Ebola Community Action Platform (ECAP) in Liberia
- Listen to Sophie’s presentation to learn about the creative use of Facebook and WhatsApp groups to improve communication and coordination of field teams.
- Jean-Martin Bauer, WFP: Mobile Vulnerability Analysis Mapping (mVAM)
- Hear from Jean-Martin on the benefits and challenges of SMS surveys versus IVR calls for accurate and rapid data collection.
- Paul Amendola, IRC: ICT Ebola Response
- Paul discusses the importance of user-centered design in saving time and money, and improving efficacy of ICT in IRC’s Ebola response projects.
- Meenal Pore, IBM Research: Africa: Towards a 2-way communication and analytics platform for emergency response and post-emergency recovery efforts in Sierra Leone
- See how IBM Research is building EPiC dashboards to visualize EVD risk levels across Sierra Leone.
- Amanda Puckett BenDor, IntraHealth: mHero: Connecting health workers and Ministries of Health
- Learn how mHero was designed for interoperability from the start by “building on what’s already there”: DHIS2, iHRIS, RapidPro, and CommCare.
This webinar was the second of a two-part discussion, offered through a Grand Challenge Cooperative Agreement with USAID to expand the use of ICT for Ebola Response and Recovery, and support a growing consortium of organizations involved in the response.
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