Voxiva Case Study Guide Questions

1. What is the innovation of Voxiva?

            Is to provide or create communication through outside world from rural areas.

2. What are the 3 ingredients of an effective system of disease surveillance and response?

• Real-time collection of critical information from a distributed network of people, in this case, health workers with new cases of disease to report.

   

• Rapid analysis of data to drive decision-making and allocation of resources.

   

• Communication back to the field to coordinate response.

   

3. According to Meyer, what are his findings regarding ICT projects?

That the projects focused in the internet as a solution in electricity, maintenance and hardware, Projects were also focused in connectivity and other devices.

4. What is Meyer's observations regarding the use of telephones worldwide?

            Is sufficient.

5. What was the problem that Voxiva was originally designed to solve?

Designed as a disease surveillance application to flow directly from health centers into national level system.

6. What are Alerta Pilot's benefits?

Alerta Pilot’s the response of the users from their supervisors. It increases communication.

7. How can Voxiva help eradicate diseases?

An alarm or alert about the diseases of the people will be done in able to be notified.

8. How can Voxiva be used for bioterrorism preparedness?

            Voxiva monitors patient’s status and it can also be use for bioterrorism.

9. What are some of the lessons learned in Voxiva's deployment in other countries?

• Leverage existing infrastructure. It is not necessary to have PCs everywhere to have a robust information system.

   

• Avoid stovepipes. Information systems should be integrated across program.

   

• Software is not a system. Deploying PCs and clinic-level software does not produce an integrated national system.

   

• Forster two-way information flows. Information systems should not just collect data, but also provide feedback and support to health workers in the field.

   

• Technology alone will fail. Change management and capacity building are keys.

   

10. What are some of Voxiva's challenges?

• Deal with the challenges and long sales cycles of selling services to governments and international development agencies.

   

• Develop recurring revenue of business models that generate revenue from local economies.

   

·         Foster continuing innovation

• Ensures that its capacity to win new business does not outpace its ability to deliver quality service

   

• Focus on key opportunities and avoiding distraction

   

11. What is Meyer's beliefs regarding diversity? What is its connection to innovation?

That it has its innovation to communicate the people from hospitals and health centers.

12. Can this system be implemented in the Philippines? What target disease would you recommend?

Yes, this system can be applied in the Philippines because it is helpful and the work of the medical people will lessen.