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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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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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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, Garrett Mehl
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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, Garrett Mehl
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