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CommCare for Public Health Campaigns

Public health campaigns including immunization drives, mass drug administration, mosquito net (LLIN) distribution, disease surveillance, payment facilitation and behavior change initiatives require tight coordination across large populations and distributed teams. 

CommCare enables digital workflows for service delivery and payment facilitation, enabling real-time data capture, rapid course correction, and improved coverage across population-level campaigns.

CHW tracking service delivery for mother and baby using CommCare

End-to-End Control from Design to Delivery

Deploy vaccination or census-style outreach applications in days, not months, without needing a heavy engineering team.
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Equip workers with robust mobile tools that validate data and maintain complex logic in low-connectivity environments.

Surface trends and performance gaps instantly via dashboards, allowing for immediate course correction during active campaigns.

CommCare supports every stage of public health campaigns

Easy digital health worker enrollment and payment account verification

Digital training on campaign activities delivered to frontline workers via the mobile app

Household enumeration and community member registration including geocoordinate capture

Support with service delivery across campaign types to ensure no family is left behind

Support with micro planning and health worker allocation prior to campaign kick off

Attendance tracking and prompt and transparent payments for frontline health workers

Budgeting modules to ensure targets are reached and assignment of workers to roles

Interconnected workflows across campaign managers, workers and mobile money administrators

2 Million Health Workers Paid: Scaling Polio Eradication

In collaboration with WHO and the Gates Foundation, CommCare has enabled over 2 million secure paydays across 23 countries. Digitizing these workflows reduced payment timelines from months to days, ensuring timely compensation for workers delivering vaccines at scale.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can CommCare support large-scale public health campaigns?

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 Yes. CommCare is designed to support national and sub-national campaigns with thousands of users and millions of records.

Does CommCare work offline?

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Yes. Frontline workers can collect and access data offline, syncing when connectivity is available.

Can CommCare be adapted for different campaign types?

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Absolutely. CommCare is configurable for immunization, surveillance, health education, and other campaign models.

How does CommCare support data quality and accountability?

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Through validation rules, audit logs, GPS capture, and supervisor workflows.

How can CommCare enable campaign payments?

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CommCare can support campaign payment workflows by digitizing beneficiary and worker registration, enabling KYC verification, and integrating with mobile network operators (MNOs) or payment platforms. Programs can track eligibility, approvals, and disbursements within the campaign workflow while maintaining real-time visibility into payment status.

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8 Million Nets Distributed: National Malaria Success

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Every Child Reached: Effective Vaccination at Scale

Explore how digital solutions empower health ministries to manage nationwide immunization efforts with precision. Learn how real-time coverage tracking, automated follow-ups, and vaccine supply monitoring work together to increase immunization rates and reach every last child in underserved communities.

Healthcare worker uses mobile case management software while providing care to a client during a community health visit.

Unified Health Systems: Jamaica’s Integrated Success

Discover how Jamaica’s Ministry of Health implemented an integrated system to manage patient care across maternal health and chronic disease sectors. This holistic approach provides real-time data visibility, streamlining longitudinal follow-ups and ensuring high-quality, standardized service delivery for every citizen.

Feedback from Customers Using CommCare

“We chose CommCare for its data security, ease of use, and available training. Their support helped us think through efficiencies, streamline our work, and ultimately strengthen our operations.”

Meri Ghorkhmazyan

Senior Director of MEL Mercy Corps

“CommCare has enabled Ethiopia to achieve meaningful digital implementation with our eCHIS. The platform supports 17,000+ health extension workers with job aids, longitudinal tracking, and referral systems while maintaining government ownership and enabling paperless service delivery.”

Gemechis Melkamu

Digital Health Lead Executive Officer, Ministry of Health

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