Obtaining community-level health data in the DRC is a chronic challenge
From our own work in the field, we estimate that only ~25% of patient data is reliably recorded and reported.
This means medicine, services, and support are not going to where they are most needed, contributing to these deaths.
Why data make a difference
A fully electronic health system should solve many of the major challenges facing the health system in the DRC.Dr. Nadège RamazaniMCZ Nyemba, Tanganyika Province, DRC
The problem with data today
Incomplete
Rural health centers are often unable to complete public health records for various reasons.
Out-of-date
Public health data must be abstracted and aggregated from individual registers onto another paper form, and that paper form must physically travel great distances.
Inaccurate
Because so much information is missing and late, the reports are often skewed, creating misleading datasets that are then perpetuated throughout the public health system.
The Iroko Health solution
Capture
A digital replica of the current paper system makes capturing data as easy as possible. Bluetooth and solar power enable reliable and secure reporting, even in the most remote areas.
Aggregate
Monthly public health reports are automatically generated by the app, replacing the need for arduous manual calculations every month that can take days to run.
Analyze
Data-feeds give real-time insights for local health professionals and global disease surveillance.
Act
With accurate data, the Ministry of Health can now appropriately allocate resources to drive better health outcomes.
Better health starts
with better data
Earlier warnings for outbreaks
Identify outbreaks when they first appear, and stop them before they can take hold
Faster knowledge sharing
See the impact of treatments in real-time, and share the best ways to fight diseases
Smarter resource allocation
Focus money and supplies on the diseases, regions, and people who need it most
What experts say
Meet our founderDr. Amy G. Lehman Founder and CEO
Dr. Amy G. Lehman is the founder of Iroko Health. She is recognized and sought after as a key expert, adviser and partner to actors as diverse as regional governments and local tribes, through to donor governments, philanthropists, non-profit organizations and multi-national corporations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
She received both an MD and MBA from the University of Chicago, and additionally trained in General Surgery at the University of Chicago Medical Center and was a Senior Fellow with the MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics. Dr. Lehman received the 2014 Distinguished Young Alumni Award from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
She has been honored by Newsweek as one of the “150 Women Who Shake the World,” and by a number of other publications for her work.
