Fighting trachoma in Zambia
There isn’t much to the town of Namwala itself – an assortment of mobile phone “talk time” sellers and wholesale farmer feed stores. But…
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Akros partners with College of William and Mary’s AidData, selected as one of DREAMS Challenge winners
On July 18, the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan For Aids Relief (PEPFAR), announced the provisional winners of its $85 million DREAMS innovation challenge to reduce HIV/AIDS…
Tracking the construction of latrines
Story originally published on the CLTS Knowledge Hub. Monitoring is always an important part of the development process, especially in CLTS. What are the…
Reflections on ASTMH Conference 2015
First and foremost, I wish to acknowledge the travel funds from Akros for providing me a great opportunity allowing me to attend the 2015…
Innovation in Mobile Reporting: Community Health Worker Reports Land Tenure Claims with DHIS2
I think mobile tools are fantastic, especially when they empower individuals to quickly report important community events. Does your neighborhood latrine require an urgent…
How Zambia is Tackling Malaria
Click here to view original publication in Africa Times. Five-year-old Melanie lives on the outskirts of Lusaka, Zambia’s capital city in Chainda compound, a…
Akros Contributes to mHealth Journal
Akros contributed to a recent USAID journal on mHealth use throughout Africa. The fourth volume compendium, produced by the African Strategies for Health Project…
Zambia Systems for Better Health consortium created
USAID has awarded a new consortium a $54 million contract for a five year health systems strengthening project. Akros will be one member of…
Health Worker Continues Commitment to Malaria Elimination Despite Injury
When Cairo Situlo learned of a new surveillance system that mobilizes community members and data, he sprung into action volunteering his time tracking down…
How to Harvest the Health Data Revolution
Data is the last great hope for African development, heralded by leaders from the AU to the UN as the new currency of performance…