Introducing Akuko!
We’re excited to announce the launch of a new product called Akuko. Akuko is a data storytelling platform that makes it easy to build interactive maps, charts and tables, from different data sources and combine them with photos and narrative text to tell a story with data.
Launch of the OpenSRP Governance Structure
On 11 March 2021, Ona had hosted 60+ partners, donors and implementers during the virtual launch of the OpenSRP Governance Structure. The purpose of this meritocratic structure for OpenSRP is to further inclusivity and wider participation whilst giving structure to the technology, design, product and implementation work happening.
WHO releases first ever reference app for antenatal care
WHO launched their first ever SMART guidelines for Antenatal Care (ANC), including the release of the WHO ANC reference app, developed by Ona.
Voting is now open for the Nominees of the OpenSRP Governance Structure!
The OpenSRP Governance Structure will be launched during a virtual event on 11 March 2021 at 9am EST, 2pm GMT, 4pm SAST, 5pm EAT Please participate in this historic event by voting for the nominees!
Our software solutions support partners COVID-19 initiatives
Last year, we partnered with organizations at the forefront of the fight against COVID-19 as well as working directly with governments in various countries. Some of the ways we were able to contribute to the fight against COVID include…
OpenSRP Governance Structure
In its journey to becoming a mature, global goods, digital health product, OpenSRP (Open Smart Register Platform) is formalizing a governance structure that will help steer the tool to new heights.
Global Resilience Partnership launches website to showcase bold solutions for a resilient future
Earlier this year, the Stockholm-based Global Resilience Partnership (GRP) launched the Resilience Platform to promote its mission of creating a resilient, sustainable, and prosperous future for people and places. In collaboration with GRP, Ona designed and built the platform to capture, access, and advance the latest knowledge for both GRP partners and the world resilience community.
WHO Family Planning Reference App featured in the PACE Project’s Digital Health Compendium
As low- and middle-income countries transition from paper to digital systems, family planning (FP) programs can benefit from unprecedented opportunities to improve services. The Digital Health Compendium from the PACE Project collects case studies to give policy and program decisionmakers insights on real-world applications of digital health, promising practices, and challenges that can be applied to FP programs.
OpenSRP in Malawi: empowering facility health workers for better health outcomes
The Malawi eRegister Project is a new initiative to digitize the Bilira Health Center in Ntcheu district–Malawi to improve health outcomes through optimization and improvement of health service delivery. Ona helped to customize, develop, and launch the OpenSRP solution, which aims to streamline workflows by digitally tracking clients and their current health status. Health workers are using
Ona, WHO, and CEMICAMP publish paper on the systematic process of transforming ANC guidelines into a reference mobile app
Ona, WHO, and CEMICAMP recently published Building a Digital Tool for the Adoption of the World Health Organization’s Antenatal Care Recommendations in the Journal of Medical Internet Research. The paper discusses the iterative process our teams took translating the WHO recommendations on antenatal care for a positive pregnancy experience into a reference mobile application built on top of OpenSRP.