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Strengthening the fight against tuberculosis: how digital identity can improve healthcare access
Every year on March 24th, the world observes World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, a critical moment to raise awareness about this preventable and curable disease. Despite significant medical advancements, TB remains one of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases, particularly affecting vulnerable populations with limited access to healthcare….
Simprints and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance: Tearing down barriers to vaccination
Yoshinobu Nagamine, Senior Manager for Resource Mobilization at Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, reflects on Gavi’s partnership with Simprints and explores how, in the ever-evolving world of global health, the power of technology, innovation, and accurate data cannot be overstated….
Simprints and JSI: strengthening Ethiopia’s community health system
Dr. Girma Tadesse Birru, eCHIS Project Manager at JSI, writes a guest blog reflecting on the collaboration between JSI and Simprints. The journey of Simprints and JSI in Ethiopia is one of collaboration, innovation, and impact….
Enhancing community-based vaccine delivery with ethical biometric technology
Andrew Ddembe, Mobiklinic CEO, writes a guest blog reflecting on the collaboration between Mobiklinic and Simprints. Community health systems are poised to play a critical role in the delivery of essential healthcare goods and services, such as vaccines, to remote and underserved populations….
New baseline study: Biometrically verifying malaria vaccine delivery in Ghana
Our latest study establishes a critical baseline for a project that aims to improve routine child immunisation rates in Ghana. The study, conducted by Simprints and the School of Public Health at the University of Ghana, covers Ghana’s Eastern and Oti regions….
Prestigious Impact Prize for Simprints’ Chief Strategy Officer
Simprints’ Chief Strategy Officer, Alexandra Grigore has been named as a Gates Cambridge Impact Prize winner. To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Gates Cambridge Scholarship, a new prize has been launched to highlight the impact Gates Cambridge scholars have made….
Reflecting on 2024: a year of impact, balance, and growth at Simprints
It’s the perfect time to reflect on 2024. It’s been a year of impact, innovation, and intentional growth, so we asked Tara Clarkson, our Chief of People and Culture, to share some of the highlights that made this year unforgettable….
Simprints chosen for prestigious DIV grant
Simprints has been chosen to receive the prestigious USAID Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) grant. ‘Testing a Biometric Identification System to Improve Malaria Vaccine Rates’ is a new impact evaluation project…
Simprints drives improvement in Zambian schools
We’re unpacking results from ‘The Use of Biometrics in Impact Network Schools in Rural Zambia’: a groundbreaking case study on the use of biometrics to track student and teacher attendance in Sub-Saharan Africa….