Tendai Data Collection Platform

December 2011

What is SARPAM?

Too many people in southern Africa suffer from disease without any medical relief. Greater access to proper medical care at an affordable price will mean more for the region than just a healthier economy.

Photo: Vestergaard Frandsen (http://www.flickr.com/photos/vestergaardfrandsen/)

SARPAM

The Southern Africa Regional Programme on Access to Medicines and Diagnostics (SARPAM) is rolling out a series of interventions to ensure better availability of quality, affordable, essential medicines within southern Africa by 2015.

Main Activities

Supporting the SADC Pharmaceutical Business Plan

Regional Medicines InfoHub

Civil Society Partnership for Action

Pharmaceutical Market Innovations

Regional Access to Medicines Indaba

What is Tendai?

Community-level Monitoring by Civil Society of Access to Medicines in southern Africa.

First hand information on availability, access, quality and prices of medicines can be gathered even in remote areas

Instantly accessible digital surveys, photos and videos provide insight into the real issues at community level

All information with regards to this project will be shared on InfoHubPhoto: Innovations for Poverty Action)

(http://www.poverty-action.org/)

SARPAM works at a regional level: Through SADC Secretariat With DoHs

Tendai works at a grassroots level:With local CSOs

At basic health care facilities

Photo: WELS (Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod) Missions (www.wels.net/missions)

Expected Outcomes

Identification of problems – e.g. Zinc Sulphate is unavailable

Monitor interventions – e.g. Zinc Sulphate procured at CMS – is

it available at clinics?

Link cs networks across the region

Collect market intelligence to feed into regional

database to be used by various stakeholders

Advocacy, awareness, information-gathering and

conversations about access to medicines

Implementation6 civil society organisations:

PATAM, SEATINI, TAC, CWGH, HAI Africa, EPN

Training workshops

Pilot implementation: Oct 2011 – June 2012

Monthly data

collection

How does it work?

Benefits of Mobile Technology

Real-time data gatheringOn-device validation

Cannot submit empty questionnairesRequired questions cannot be skippedData sanity checks before submission –

feedback is immediateReal-time analysis and responseShorter feedback cycles

Questionnaires

Questionnaire Design

Consultation with CSOsDesigned to be compatible with WHO/HAI

surveys10 medicines tracked – selection criteria based

on local needs and SADC priority medicines. Focus on an equal number of paediatric and

adult medicines

Questionnaire Design

Questionnaire usability is constantly improved based on community monitor feedback

Translated into French, Portuguese and Swahili

Training Workshops (South Africa)

Skype Training

Training Workshop

Training Workshops (Zimbabwe)

Training Workshops (Malawi)

Training Workshops (DRC)

Training Workshops (Tanzania)

Training Workshops (Mozambique)

Map of Registered Facilities (so far)

Story Submissions

Story Submissions

Vodafone 858

Android 2.2

3G, GPS, 2MP Camera, FM Radio

Costs just over $100

Survey Software

OpenDataKit – a free and open source set of tools which help organisations author, field, and manage mobile data collection solutions.