Data Driven Health

Tracking Malnutrition Cases Over Time

Working together with the local authorities, IsraAID Malawi expanded its focus on preventing malnutrition in 2024. We adopted a new technological solution to keep track of data and reach more communities with important nutrition programming.

ShareMy.Health is an interactive app that helps community health workers and government clerks record health data in real-time, digitize health records, and track outcomes over time. As health workers enter patient information it syncs to a centralized and secure database.

The program offers analytics and insights that help inform datadriven decision making. Patients can also see their own health data over time, helping them and their healthcare providers make the best choices. This system is fully scalable, helping us plan for and implement more effective health programs, now and in the long term.

“When a mother comes in with a child who is weak from diarrhea or cholera, thanks to the training and knowledge I received, I can provide first aid to prevent dehydration. I can also check children for malnutrition and make sure severe cases get the help they need."

Rose, IsraAID Malawi Oral Rehydration Point Volunteer

More from the field

Data Driven Health

Malawi

At IsraAID, we use technology to help our missions and the communities we work with make informed, data-driven decisions. Already in 2023, IsraAID Malawi began screening for malnutrition at our cholera prevention points. But, we needed a way to track data over time.

Water In The Hands Of The Community

Kenya

Beginning in 2020, a series of failed rainy seasons across the Horn of Africa caused the worst drought in over 40 years. In Turkana County, Kenya, many families were forced to survive on as little as seven liters of water per week.

A Stronger Future For All

Vanuatu

In Vanuatu, the threat of natural disasters is constant. Since Cyclone Pam in 2015, IsraAID has been working to build safe water systems, support mental health needs, combat malnutrition, and equip local leaders with the tools to face future disasters.