Practical Insights on Health Informatics

Apply Now: $290 Million for Infectious Disease Outbreak Response

Apply Now: $290 Million for Infectious Disease Outbreak Response

Published on: May 15 2026 by Wayan Vota - 3 Comments
The 2014 Ebola crisis cost Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone $2.2 billion in lost economic growth. When SARS spread through Asia in 2003, affected countries lost...
EMRs Save Lives. Why Are We Still Debating if We Fund Them?

EMRs Save Lives. Why Are We Still Debating if We Fund Them?

Published on: May 05 2026 by Wayan Vota - Leave a Comment
Donor meetings often conclude that electronic medical records are too complex for low-resource settings. The conventional wisdom in our sector holds that digital...
The Surprising Invisible Killer of African Health Information Systems

The Surprising Invisible Killer of African Health Information Systems

Published on: Nov 25 2025 by Wayan Vota - 2 Comments
Everyone wants to talk about digital infrastructure. Unreliable electricity, spotty internet, inadequate hardware budgets. These are real problems, and I’ve...
The Good, Bad, and Ugly of AI in Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights

The Good, Bad, and Ugly of AI in Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights

Published on: Sep 03 2025 by Guest Writer - 2 Comments
Technology is transforming access and delivery of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) information and services, and artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the...
We Must Invest in Locally-owned Health Data Systems

We Must Invest in Locally-owned Health Data Systems

Published on: May 06 2025 by Guest Writer - 5 Comments
Over the past two months, major funding cuts have created profound disruptions across global health programs, putting local and global health at risk. According...
Are You Harnessing Machine Learning for Diabetes Prediction in LMICs?

Are You Harnessing Machine Learning for Diabetes Prediction in LMICs?

Published on: Dec 03 2024 by Guest Writer - 1 Comment
Diabetes is a global issue. 537 million people have diabetes in the world – 24 million people on the African continent today and 55 million by 2045. Anywhere...
5 Key Million-Dollar Questions for Artificial Intelligence in Global Health

5 Key Million-Dollar Questions for Artificial Intelligence in Global Health

Published on: Nov 14 2024 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on 5 Key Million-Dollar Questions for Artificial Intelligence in Global Health
Over the last year, the Audere team found multiple insights from our work deploying practical artificial intelligence solutions in low- and middle-income countries...
Mature Electronic Health Record Implementations Can Reduce Patient Mortality

Mature Electronic Health Record Implementations Can Reduce Patient Mortality

Published on: Nov 06 2024 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on Mature Electronic Health Record Implementations Can Reduce Patient Mortality
In the past two decades, healthcare systems around the world have been on a transformative journey, marked by the increasing adoption of Electronic Medical Records...
AI4Health: A Masterclass in Wasting Money We Don’t Have

AI4Health: A Masterclass in Wasting Money We Don’t Have

Published on: Oct 17 2024 by Guest Writer - 3 Comments
What do tuberculosis and breast cancer have in common? We’ve spent decades paying for artificial intelligence-based solutions to solve both problems without any...
Introducing USAID Digital Health Position Paper: A Strategic Vision for a Healthier World

Introducing USAID Digital Health Position Paper: A Strategic Vision for a Healthier World

Published on: Oct 15 2024 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Introducing USAID Digital Health Position Paper: A Strategic Vision for a Healthier World
In an era where digital technology permeates nearly every aspect of our lives, USAID’s 2024-2029 Digital Health Position Paper emerges as a transformative initiative....