Applied Digital Health Research

Research & Evidence for Real Health Systems

We work with ministries, programs, and partners to design and evaluate digital health interventions that actually work in the field — from CHPS compounds to national dashboards.

Our work is aligned with WHO Digital Health Guidelines, ICD-10/ICD-11, HL7 FHIR, and national eHealth strategies to ensure safe, ethical, and scalable impact.

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Ghana Health Service digital health research

Field research with Ghana Health Service CHPS workers on community reporting and digital tools.

Flagship Study: Community Health Reporting under CHPS

Main objective: Evaluate the current community health reporting system under the Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) programme in Ghana, with a particular focus on the reporting of home visits.

The study recommends adopting a digital mobile–web platform to improve data quality, timeliness, and use of information for decision-making at all levels of the health system.

Research in numbers

Live program metrics (illustrative, updated as projects scale)
Countries engaged
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Applied research collaborations with ministries and implementing partners in Africa.
Studies & pilots
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Digital health evaluations, implementation studies, and analytics pilots.
Data points analysed
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Routine service data, community visit logs, and survey records powering insights.

Research focus areas

Filter by theme to see how our work supports safer, more effective digital health programs.

CHPS / mHealth Active pilot

Digitizing Community Health Monitoring & Intelligence

Co-designing an mHealth platform for CHPS home visits, with early-warning signals for household and population-level risks.

Community case management Offline-first data capture Dashboards for supervisors
AI & Outcomes Model development

Machine Learning for Disease Progression & Outcomes

Building data-driven models to predict clinical trajectories and optimize interventions, with a strong focus on fairness and explainability.

Python / R modelling Explainable AI Clinician feedback loops
Interoperability Standards-driven

Architectures Connecting EMRs, CHIS & DHIS2

Studying how HL7 FHIR, ICD-10/11, and open standards can connect point-of-care systems with national reporting platforms.

HL7 FHIR ICD-10/ICD-11 DHIS2 integration
Governance Policy-facing

Data Governance, Privacy & Responsible AI

Developing practical frameworks for consent, role-based access, de-identification, and ethical AI in digital health systems.

Data protection by design Responsible AI Ethics review support
Implementation Science Mixed-methods

Implementation Research for UHC & Digital M&E

Evaluating how digital tools change workload, equity, and decision-making — and what it takes for interventions to scale sustainably.

Health worker interviews Routine indicators UHC impact framing
Partnerships Open call

New Collaborative Studies

Co-designing multi-country and single-country studies with ministries, implementers, and academic partners — from protocol through to policy briefs.

Protocols & ethics Operational research Dissemination & policy

From field data to policy decisions

We treat research as a continuous pipeline — from co-design with health workers to dashboards and policy briefs used in national review meetings.

Co-design & protocols
Instruments & pilots
Digital data capture
Analysis & modelling
Policy & scale-up

All studies follow ethical review processes, local regulatory requirements, and WHO digital health guidance on safety, security, and equity.

We design consent flows, governance structures, and data pipelines so that patients, communities, and health workers are protected while still enabling strong evidence for decision-making.

Let’s build evidence together.

Whether you are piloting a new digital tool or scaling national systems, we can help design, evaluate, and translate evidence into action for ministries and partners.

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