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The Digital Medic 2021 Program Summary outlines our work over the past year — the health education content we created and the communities it reached, our research findings, and...
read moreA case study on “glocalization”: In late 2021, we translated four evidence-based COVID-19 educational videos into five Southeast Asian languages. The videos quickly reached a...
read moreNew results from a randomized-controlled trial in South Africa indicates that digital education can be an effective tool in promoting positive health outcomes, such as exclusive...
read moreCommunity health workers have historically been excluded from discussions about their work, but a new digital advocacy course is set to change that. With a focus on storytelling...
read moreA free mobile course that equips CHWs with the skills to effectively share their stories and promote the health issues most important to their...
read moreDr. Annet Alenyo Ngabirano explains how her team has approached emergency health worker training during the COVID-19...
read moreThis children's book explains the importance of vaccination and herd immunity through the experiences of Lily, a young llama who goes to the doctor for her yearly...
read moreCommunity-based education bridges the gap between institutional guidelines and local realities. We surveyed NGO leaders to learn about their experiences spreading critical health...
read moreWe were thrilled when Peer Counsellors from SW Substructure and lecturers from Stellenbosch University began using our 100% Breastfed content with patients. After three months of...
read more"I have no doubt that 2021 will be a year of recovery, continued growth, and impact." A note from Dr. Charles Prober looking back on our digital health education efforts around...
read moreNoora Health and Stanford Center for Health Education’s Digital Medic Initiative began our partnership in 2018 to design and understand health behavior change within health...
read moreby Victoria Ward, MD, Digital Medic is leveraging mHealth digital networks to rapidly distribute COVID-19 education to community health workers on the front lines. While...
read moreCOVID-19 does not spread alone. The virus spreads alongside medical myths and health hoaxes which create a misinfodemic — an epidemic of misinformation — that could render...
read moreView and download the 2020 program summary View and download our most recent annual program summary As I have had the opportunity to dedicate...
read more"These are really outstanding resources." Raj Panjabi, Co-Founder and CEO, Last Mile Health Experts predict the COVID-19 pandemic will disproportionately impact the most...
read moreBy Suman Kasturia There are many voices dominating the conversation on immigration that we, living in the US, hear through news media on a daily basis. One year ago, we heard...
read moreBy Suman Kasturia “The video is deep and simple. A difficult combination to reach in educational material.”-Attorney Over the past year, our team at Digital MEdIC have...
read moreBy Kira-Leigh Kuhnert “We are going to Stanford!” the South Africa-based Digital Medic team exclaimed with excitement as we got news, at the 11th hour, that one of our...
read moreThe Digital Medic app increases the availability of mobile health (mHealth) education, even in remote areas without WiFi access. The app allows learners to download health...
read moreUniversity of Global Health Equity and Stanford Center for Health Education team up to transform the classroom experience in Rwanda. By Erfan Mojaddam I landed in Kigali on...
read moreOn the 7th floor inpatient ward of Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiology (SJIC) in Bangalore, we met Manoj — a boy whose last day of school in 9th standard coincided with the...
read moreWe're pleased to share our recently published research paper on Human-Centered Design of Global Health Education, by Maya Adam, MD; Shannon A McMahon, MHS, PhD; Charles...
read moreBy: Maya Adam MD A new star is lighting up the production team at Digital MEdIC South Africa’s office in Cape Town. Her name is Qhawe Nkopane and she is DMSA’s youngest...
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