A note from our founder: Reflections on 2022 and renewed hope for 2023
January 9, 2023
Dr. Charles Prober reflects on 2022 and shares our commitment to continue extending accessible education on global health issues in...
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Designing and facilitating a digital health leadership course for stakeholders across Africa
December 19, 2022
The Stanford Center for Health Education co-designed and co-facilitated a digital health leadership course as part of the Digital Health Applied Leadership Program at the...
read moreSite Visits to the Eastern Cape: A Visual Diary from Digital Medic South Africa
November 28, 2022
Digital Medic South Africa team members visited two collaborator organizations in the rural Eastern Cape: Philani Maternal, Child Health and Nutrition Trust and One to One Africa....
read moreReflection: Design interns share their experience with Digital Medic and La Leche League South Africa
October 24, 2022
Two Stanford students spent their summer working in South Africa with Digital Medic and La Leche League as design interns. Here is a summary of their experience working with the...
read moreBoosting Community Health Workers’ Perceived Credibility Using Videos and Tablet Technology
September 28, 2022
Results from a qualitative study in South Africa suggest that tablet devices and educational videos can help legitimize CHWs in the eyes of patients and improve their experiences...
read moreHow to Use Digital Medic Content
August 18, 2022
Take a look at our licensing terms that provide guidance on how to share, adapt, and attribute our Digital Medic...
read moreFree Vaccine Education Resources for Community Health Workers
July 28, 2022
Free vaccine education resources that equip community health workers to support greater vaccine understanding and uptake around the...
read moreCHW Advocacy Training Facilitator Guide Aims to Expand Access to Digital Course
June 8, 2022
Introducing a free Facilitator Guide which can be downloaded to support in-person or hybrid group learning for our Advocacy Training for Community Health Workers...
read more2021 Program Summary: Impact Through Collaboration
April 11, 2022
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 moreHow to communicate timely, high-need health information at scale
February 23, 2022
A 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 moreDigital education as effective as face-to-face counseling in promoting exclusive breastfeeding
December 7, 2021
New 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 moreDigital advocacy course aims to equip and inspire community health workers
September 27, 2021
Community 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 moreAdvocacy Training for Community Health Workers
June 16, 2021
A free mobile course that equips CHWs with the skills to effectively share their stories and promote the health issues most important to their...
read moreBuilding Capacity for Emergency Care in Uganda
June 8, 2021
Dr. Annet Alenyo Ngabirano explains how her team has approached emergency health worker training during the COVID-19...
read moreEducating children about vaccination through storytelling
April 19, 2021
This 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 moreThe Role of NGOs in COVID-19 Community-Based Education
March 29, 2021
Community-based education bridges the gap between institutional guidelines and local realities. We surveyed NGO leaders to learn about their experiences spreading critical health...
read moreHow does entertainment education fit into breastfeeding conversations?
February 1, 2021
We 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 moreReflecting on 2020: A Message from our Founder
January 19, 2021
"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 moreInvestigating the Impact of COVID-19 on Maternal and Child Health Delivery in India
October 2, 2020
Noora 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 moreCOVID-19 Education Through mHealth Networks
June 18, 2020
by 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 more5 Tips for Spotting Misinformation about COVID-19
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May 28, 2020
COVID-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 moreOur 2020 Program Summary
May 7, 2020
View and download the 2020 program summary View and download our most recent annual program summary As I have had the opportunity to dedicate...
read moreCOVID-19 Global Education Toolkit
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April 3, 2020
"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 moreTrauma-Informed Techniques for Lawyers Interviewing Immigrant Children
November 15, 2019
By 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 moreSafeguarding the Mental Health of Child Immigrants - New Online Toolkit for Attorneys
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November 8, 2019
By 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 moreFrom Theory to Practice: Our Strategic Retreat With Our Global Team
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November 1, 2019
By 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 moreDigital Medic App Available for iOS and Android
September 16, 2019
The 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 moreDesigning Distance Learning Spaces in Rural Rwanda
April 29, 2019
University 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 moreJayadeva: Manoj’s Story
March 21, 2019
On 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 moreHuman-Centered Design of Video-Based Health Education
February 5, 2019
We'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 moreQhawe's Story
September 25, 2018
By: 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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