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The Zambia Ministry of Health (MOH) developed an oxygen dashboard to support an efficient, resilient, and safe oxygen delivery system with high-quality evidence and data. The oxygen dashboard is an online application designed to collect data on oxygen demand and supply during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. The oxygen dashboard uses the DHIS2 software platform and produces data visualizations for each health facility based on select oxygen indicators. As part of this effort, PATH, with support from the MOH, conducted a short user survey to (1) investigate knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of users related to the oxygen dashboard; (2) gauge the user challenges with reporting data into the oxygen dashboard; and (3) generate recommendations for further improvement of the oxygen dashboard. This report provides the results of the survey, which demonstrates that the majority of respondents were aware of the dashboard, but most did not use it regularly because of other day-to-day responsibilities. And health facilities that did use the dashboard found it to be very helpful to plan and manage oxygen delivery.

Living Labs engages users from a place of deep empathy, generating many ideas that address their challenges. Often solutions can be inexpensive or a simple prototype.We use a “4D” approach to co-creation:(1) discover the problem and the needs of users;(2) define the key themes and insights shared by users;(3) dream with our users about possible solutions and prioritize concepts to test;(4) design with our users, build a prototype, and keep iterating until a version is accepted.Download our infographic below to learn more.

As countries digitalize their health systems, health practitioners and ministries of health are learning what makes the development and introduction of digital health tools and approaches successful. However global policies and digital health investments often do not reflect the priorities and lessons that have emerged from these countries’ experiences.To bridge this gap, the Data Use Acceleration and Learning (DUAL) initiative collected learnings from its five focal countries and packaged them into a model for digital transformation for data use that evolves the World Health Organization (WHO) and International Telecommunication Union (ITU) eHealth Strategy Building Blocks.The DUAL model identifies ten core elements of a comprehensive approach to transforming a country’s health data systems and digital tools to advance data use. Rather than presenting a linear, step-by-step guide for digital transformation, it provides the “ingredients” for success that depend on and enable one another toward catalytic change.The DUAL report allows countries to identify the most appropriate starting point based on the priorities and digital maturity of their health systems. Each element is framed as a standalone chapter with key enabling factors, based on the evidence of what worked and what didn’t in the five focal countries DUAL studied. Specific actions are recommended for each enabling factor and country examples are used to illustrate the DUAL model at work.

In clinics and communities, thousands of health workers have been trained to safely administer the self-injectable contraceptive subcutaneous DMPA (DMPA-SC)—including support for women learning to self-inject. Visit the DMPA-SC Resource Library to access training and supportive supervision materials to equip facility- and community-based family planning providers in the public and private sector.For more information, contact FPoptions@path.org or sign up for our newsletters.

Since 2016, PATH has been supporting the implementation of the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief's DREAMS programming to keep AGYW HIV-free with a holistic package of health, economic empowerment, education, and social services. After DREAMS enrollees receive all of their age-specific services, they graduate and exit the project. Despite having participated in financial capability and entrepreneurship training, many young women still lack the networks, opportunities, and capital to earn a living and become financially stable.The PATH-led Chak a Chaka project provides DREAMS graduates with opportunities to save, build, and employ entrepreneurial skills and create supportive and sustainable networks that protect their health and wellbeing, and that of their children and families. This factsheet provides additional details on the Chak a Chaka project and its successes to date.