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Women’s health holds a position of utmost priority on the agendas of numerous organizations and networks worldwide. In Latin America and the Caribbean, the Women’s Health Network of Latin America and the Caribbean (La Red de Salud de las Mujeres Latinoamericanas y del Caribe- RSMLAC) has emerged as a driving force, advocating for and defending …

The Women’s Health Network of Latin America and the Caribbean: A tech-forward, cross-border organization to follow and learn from. Read More »

In Latin America, many organizations have embraced the utilization of data collection technologies to promote well-being and enhance the quality of life within their communities. These organizations operate across diverse sectors, ranging from healthcare to youth empowerment, all sharing the common objective of harnessing technology to gather valuable insights and make informed decisions. Below, we …

Tech for data collection in Latin America: Four NGOs to follow Read More »

In the digital era, the use of messaging apps has become an integral part of our lives, with WhatsApp emerging as one of the world’s most popular platforms. Its widespread adoption and user-friendliness establish WhatsApp as a powerful tool for communication and data collection within the healthcare domain. For non-governmental organizations (NGOs), providing multilingual chat …

9 Tips for Creating Multilingual Chatbots on WhatsApp to Enhance Global Health Data Collection Read More »

Patient navigation can be defined as personalized support for both families and individuals undergoing care for a variety of medical conditions. Patients and families may be in a particularly vulnerable moment, encountering a number of barriers to care, including misinformation and trouble with language. Navigators aim to act as advocates, facilitating and accompanying patients along …

Navegación de Pacientes Internacional: An initiatve to eliminate barriers to care Read More »

Have a click around! The map is the result of ongoing research, but is nowhere near complete. Information on this topic is scattered and often highly selective because big funders will author publications on the subject, mainly including programs they fund themselves. This means that some of the smaller, community-led digital health efforts can be …

Interactive Map of Digital Health Programs and Policies Across Latin America and the Caribbean Read More »

The Latin America and Caribbean region is home to around 454 million internet users. That’s roughly 10% of internet users worldwide. On the other hand, only about 5% of the content on the internet is available in Spanish. Three of the top 5 countries that clock the most hours on social media are in Latin …

7 Interesting Facts – Internet Use in Latin America and the Caribbean Read More »

According to internet penetration statistics, 51% of the world’s population (approximately 3.6 billion people) has access to the internet. Of this percentage, there are three languages ​​that concentrate the largest number of internet users: English, 25.2%, Mandarin Chinese, 19.3% and 7.9% Spanish. However, if we further look into this stat, we find that Chinese-Mandarin is …

We should push the digital health industry to be multilingual. Read More »

The Wejya device costs just 5% of the price of traditional respirator machines on the market. It was created by a group of Colombians based in Cali. The Wejya Automatic Resuscitator is used for mechanical assisted breathing in hospital settings. Its main features are: User friendly Easy to reproduce and scale Open source Safe for …

Wejya: The Colombian startup creating affordable automatic respirators to save more lives around the world Read More »

Two members of the TecSalud team, an engineer and a designer reviewed 3 of digital development’s more popular data collection platforms to see how they match up. Read more about our scoring categories in the intro blog. We found SurveyCTO to be very easy to use! It functions in a very similar way as CommCare, with …

Digital Data Collection Platform Review: SurveyCTO Read More »