Digital health tools
Designing and evaluating mobile and web solutions built for low-resource, underserved communities.
Dimagi's Research Team
Rigorous research on what makes digital health work
Dimagi's Research team builds and evaluates digital tools for low-resource communities, then studies what makes them work.
Who we are
Research that makes digital solutions better
We build and evaluate digital tools for low-resource communities worldwide, using mixed methods to learn what works. Our research spans emerging technology, including AI and large language models, and turns program data into insights that make healthcare programs better.
12+ partners
We partner with universities and academic medical centers to study how digital technology affects health.
Mixed methods
From randomized controlled trials to human-centered design, we match the method to the question.
Shared openly
Findings are peer-reviewed and shared with the wider health, ICT4D, and informatics communities.
Focus
What we study
AI & large language models
Investigating how emerging AI can be applied responsibly and improved for global health.
Data & analytics
Turning program data into insights that strengthen healthcare delivery and outcomes.
Mixed-methods evaluation
Rigorously assessing the usability, feasibility, acceptability, and impact of digital tools.
Publications
Selected publications
Peer-reviewed work with more than a dozen universities and academic medical centers on the impact of digital technology on health.
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2024
Designing an App to Support Measurement-Based Peer Supervision of Frontline Health Workers Delivering Brief Psychosocial Interventions in Texas: Multimethod Study
View Publication ↗2024
Journal of Medical Internet Research – Chatbots That Deliver Contraceptive Support: Systematic Review
View Publication ↗2024
Development and Pilot Testing of PracticePal, a Conversational Agent to Support the delivery of a brief behavioural activation treatment for depression in rural India
View Publication ↗2024
Human Review for Post-Training Improvement of Low-Resource Language Performance in Large Language Models
View Publication ↗2022
How a Digital Case Management Platform Affects Community-Based Palliative Care of Sub-Saharan African Cancer Patients
View Publication ↗2021
A Mobile App to Improve Symptom Control and Information Exchange Among Specialists and Local Health Workers Treating Tanzanian Cancer Patients: Human-Centered Design Approach
View Publication ↗2021
A Mobile Health Tool for Peer Support of Individuals Reentering Communities After Incarceration
View Publication ↗2016
Closing the Feedback Loop : A 12-month Evaluation of ASTA, a Self-Tracking Application for ASHAs
View Publication ↗2016
Effect of Performance Feedback on Community Health Workers’ Motivation and Performance in Madhya Pradesh, India: A Randomized Controlled Trial
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Work with us
Let's study what works, together
Our research and data team is looking for new partners, from AI chatbots to health data analytics. If you need a strong research and implementation partner at any scale, we would love to hear from you.
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