Fighting pandemics digitally—DIPC

Analogue healthcare systems cost lives. Without digital solutions for pandemics, many countries face enormous challenges, such as distributing vaccines, accessing health data or assessing the incidence of infection. The initiative Digital Innovation in Pandemic Control—DIPC aims to change this, based on the treatment guidelines of the World Health Organisation (WHO), the 'Smart Guidelines'. As one of the global pioneers, DIPC is translating the Smart Guidelines into digital approaches.

Digital technologies sustain life, work, health and learning for billions of people. In the face of COVID-19, (…) the digital community has proven resilient and innovative, helping to protect lives and livelihoods.

António Guterres, UN Secretary-General

The DIPC initiative promotes the development and interconnection of software for digital health systems, research to optimise their use, and the training of medical staff and health ICT professionals.

No more handwritten medical records: digital data management is making health programmes in Malawi more accurate and efficient. Martha Madalo experiences the benefits first-hand and reports on how the system is preventing pandemics.

Our goal

Our goal within the framework of DIPC are digital innovations to solve country-specific and global challenges in health systems with a focus on pandemic response, especially effective and transparent vaccine distribution.

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We use a people-centred digital transformation to counteract global health crises. The global project is being implemented in collaboration with international partners such as Digital Square, Unicef, Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO), World Food Programme, Robert Koch Institute and the Regenstrief Institute as well as the governments of our partner countries.

Gender development

We are committed to post-colonial, intersectional and inclusive feminist development. We therefore support our partner countries in increasing gender and health equality in their specific areas of work. Our measures include support for women in the technology sector and digital health leadership as well as inclusive, easily accessible training focussing on key content to support equitable digital systems.