Transcript Evolution of NGOs

International Medical Corps
Mission Statement
IMC is a global
humanitarian
nonprofit organization
dedicated to saving
lives and relieving
suffering through
health care training
and relief and
development
programs.
Management of Essential Information
The faster humanitarian organizations are able to collect, analyze and disseminate
critical information, the more effective the response becomes and the more lives
that are saved.
IMC has been working with Global Relief Technologies (GRT), a data collection
and management firm, to improve our Information Management and Exchange
System (IMES).
Lessons Learned From Recent Field Operations
1.
Afghanistan: Afghan Family Health Books
2.
Chad: Rapid Health Assessment in Eastern Chad
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Program: 54 Health Clinics, 8 Hospitals, 4 Emergency Obstetric
Centers.
Activities: Family medicine, EPI, maternal and child health,
midwifery and emergency obstetrics, prenatal care, reproductive
health, mental health, psychological services, health education,
supplementary feeding, health facilities rehabilitation,
transportation infrastructure building/repair, economic
development.
Locations: Kabul, Parwan, Wardak, Bamyan, Khost, Paktika,
Nangarhar, Kunar and Laghman Provinces
Target direct and indirect beneficiaries: 2,000,000
Afghan Family Health Book
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in partnership with
LeapFrog Enterprises developed an electronic, interactive health education tool
for Afghanistan called the Afghan Family Health Book (AFHB) that use sound
and pictures to deliver health education messages.
The AFHB was designed to allow individuals without formal education to acquire
Health Education information through interactive electronic picture book pages
linked to local language recordings of related health messages.
Afghan Family Health Book
1. Distribute 2000 AFHB.
2. Monitor and Evaluate.
3. KAP Survey of 4,000 Households.
Issue: Collection and Management of a high volume of information.
SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE
End-to-End and Bi-directional Solution
FIELD
PDA
VNOC/HQ
Rapid Data
Assessment,
Review, Analysis,
Info Dissemination,
and Trigger Action
Discrete Data
Collection
Worldwide
Easy to use
Notes
GPS/Location
Photos
Maps
Alerts
Reliable, Rapid,
Cost-Effective
Data Transmission
24X7 GRT Support
GRT Op Center
Easily accessible
Report Review
Interactive
Mapping
Analysis Reports
Alerts
Add Assessment –
Collect Data Rapidly
Chad
Program: Provide immediate basic health, and nutrition services to
Sudanese refugees in 3 camps and surrounding resident communities
in Eastern Chad
Activities: Family medicine, EPI, maternal and child health, prenatal care,
mental health, psychological services, HIV/AIDS awareness and
prevention, therapeutic feeding, supplementary feeding, health
education, medical logistics, health facilities rehabilitation/construction
Locations: Kounoungo, Mile and Am Nabak camps, Guereda and Abeche
Target direct and indirect beneficiaries: 128,000
CHALLENGES
Lack of infrastructure
Lack of communications
Extreme conditions
CHAD RAPID ASSESSMENT
REACTIONS:
PDA hardware and data
collection software is quickly
and easily learned even by
local nationals.
Portable device that is easily
operated for daily
communications in a remote
environment.
Big step forward from
clipboard and pencil.
International Medical Corps (IMC) consultant completing
rapid assessment forms on refugee conditions and sending
via Satellite Phone to GRT Operations Center
Real time visibility of collected
data is invaluable to
determining aid requirements.
SHARING OF
INFORMATION BETWEEN
THE FIELD & HQ
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HQ Personnel
VNOC
Shared data that provides
greater situational awareness
for both HQ and Field offices
Web Based
Access
Field Worker
VNOC – GIS (CHAD)
Accomplishments:
Collected Field
Data Displayed on
Maps and in Tables
Transportation and
Mobility Reports
created at HQ and
transmitted to the
PDA
ASSESSMENTS GENERATED
QUESTIONS