Implementers support a wide range of organizations rolling out and supporting health information systems and other digital health and data initiatives. They work closely with different government ministries and departments, as well as other global partners to ensure digital and data interventions can be implemented, scaled, and sustained. The DUAL model helps implementers optimize the impact of digital and data interventions.

 
 

Make an impact

Implementers can help countries unlock the full potential of digital technologies by:

  • Ensuring digital health activities are government-driven by aligning to country strategies, policies, and health visions.

  • Applying user-centered design approaches to develop interoperable digital health systems.

  • Building the capacity of health actors at all tiers of the health system to model and cultivate a culture of data use.

  • Working within existing governance bodies, technical working groups, and committees to ensure buy-in and support the design of digital and data initiatives.

  • Building multiuse digital health systems and tools that can be applied across different scenarios, uses, and landscapes (as appropriate), rather than rebuilding applications for every new environment.

“The biggest achievement I can think of is the creation of the interoperability standards, which has been achieved through the Kuunika project, and it has made it possible for DHIS2 to be linked with the logistics platform. And there is also room for it to be linked with other platforms in the health sector.”
— Maganizo Monawe, Deputy Director of Planning and responsible for Monitoring and Evaluation at the Ministry of Health, Malawi

Resources

Check out the below resources for guidance on how the DUAL model can be applied in support of country-driven investments.