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Transitioning to Digital Systems: The Role of World Health Organization’s Digital Adaptation Kits in Operationalizing Recommendations and Interoperability Standards

Tigest Tamrat, Natschja Ratanaprayul, Maria Barreix, Özge Tunçalp, David Lowrance, Jenny Thompson, Leona Rosenblum, Nancy Kidula, Ram Chahar, Mary E. Gaffield, Mario Festin, James Kiarie, Brian Taliesin, Carl Leitner, Sylvia Wong, Teodora Wi, Hillary Kipruto, Ayotunde Adegboyega, Derrick Muneene, Lale Say and Garrett Mehl
Global Health: Science and Practice February 2022, 10(1):e2100320; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00320
Tigest Tamrat
aUNDP/UNFPA/UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP), Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
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  • For correspondence: tamratt{at}who.int
Natschja Ratanaprayul
bWorld Health Organization, Department of Digital Health and Innovations, Geneva, Switzerland.
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Maria Barreix
aUNDP/UNFPA/UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP), Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
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Özge Tunçalp
aUNDP/UNFPA/UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP), Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
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David Lowrance
cWorld Health Organization, Department of Global HIV, Hepatitis and Sexually Transmitted Infections Programmes, Geneva, Switzerland.
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Jenny Thompson
dPATH, Digital Square, Seattle, WA, USA.
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Leona Rosenblum
eJohn Snow Inc., Center for Digital Health, Washington. DC, USA.
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Nancy Kidula
fWorld Health Organization Regional Office for Africa, Multicountry Assistance Team, Kampala, Uganda.
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Ram Chahar
gWorld Health Organization Country Office for India, Maternal & Reproductive Health Team, New Delhi, India.
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Mary E. Gaffield
aUNDP/UNFPA/UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP), Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
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Mario Festin
hUniversity of Philippines, College of Medicine, Manila, Philippines.
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James Kiarie
aUNDP/UNFPA/UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP), Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
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Brian Taliesin
iPATH, Living Labs, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Carl Leitner
jPATH, Digital Square, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
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Sylvia Wong
kUnited Nations Population Fund, New York, NY, USA.
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Teodora Wi
cWorld Health Organization, Department of Global HIV, Hepatitis and Sexually Transmitted Infections Programmes, Geneva, Switzerland.
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Hillary Kipruto
fWorld Health Organization Regional Office for Africa, Multicountry Assistance Team, Kampala, Uganda.
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Ayotunde Adegboyega
fWorld Health Organization Regional Office for Africa, Multicountry Assistance Team, Kampala, Uganda.
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Derrick Muneene
bWorld Health Organization, Department of Digital Health and Innovations, Geneva, Switzerland.
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Lale Say
aUNDP/UNFPA/UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP), Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
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Garrett Mehl
bWorld Health Organization, Department of Digital Health and Innovations, Geneva, Switzerland.
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vol. 10 no. 1 e2100320
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00320
PubMed 
35294382

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Global Health: Science and Practice
Online ISSN 
2169-575X
History 
  • Received: April 26, 2021
  • Accepted: December 14, 2021
  • Published online March 1, 2022.

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© Tamrat et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are properly cited. To view a copy of the license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. When linking to this article, please use the following permanent link: https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00320

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  1. Tigest Tamrata⇑,
  2. Natschja Ratanaprayulb,
  3. Maria Barreixa,
  4. Özge Tunçalpa,
  5. David Lowrancec,
  6. Jenny Thompsond,
  7. Leona Rosenblume,
  8. Nancy Kidulaf,
  9. Ram Chaharg,
  10. Mary E. Gaffielda,
  11. Mario Festinh,
  12. James Kiariea,
  13. Brian Taliesini,
  14. Carl Leitnerj,
  15. Sylvia Wongk,
  16. Teodora Wic,
  17. Hillary Kiprutof,
  18. Ayotunde Adegboyegaf,
  19. Derrick Muneeneb,
  20. Lale Saya,
  21. Garrett Mehlb
  1. aUNDP/UNFPA/UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP), Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
  2. bWorld Health Organization, Department of Digital Health and Innovations, Geneva, Switzerland.
  3. cWorld Health Organization, Department of Global HIV, Hepatitis and Sexually Transmitted Infections Programmes, Geneva, Switzerland.
  4. dPATH, Digital Square, Seattle, WA, USA.
  5. eJohn Snow Inc., Center for Digital Health, Washington. DC, USA.
  6. fWorld Health Organization Regional Office for Africa, Multicountry Assistance Team, Kampala, Uganda.
  7. gWorld Health Organization Country Office for India, Maternal & Reproductive Health Team, New Delhi, India.
  8. hUniversity of Philippines, College of Medicine, Manila, Philippines.
  9. iPATH, Living Labs, Nairobi, Kenya.
  10. jPATH, Digital Square, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
  11. kUnited Nations Population Fund, New York, NY, USA.
  1. Correspondence to Tigest Tamrat (tamratt{at}who.int).
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