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The FIFTH CHILD needs Life-saving Vaccines
See the need
Each year more than 1.5 million children die from a vaccine-preventable disease—that’s one child every 21 seconds. In fact, 1 in 5 children does not have access to vaccine initiatives.
Why we care
Technology combined with compassion can cross the distance to reach that Fifth Child. WorldVax.org exists to demonstrate that truth, providing caregivers with vital tools to deliver much needed care to patients from all walks of life and all corners of the globe.
What we do
We build open source humanitarian software that tracks immunizations administered to patients in remote areas of the world. Our approach focuses on these crucial aspects:
- guide community health workers to accurate vaccine delivery
- capture treatment data to assure continuity of care
- provide mobile capability to healthcare teams in areas without Internet access
Introducing the WorldVax.org FC-Connect system
Caregivers need every available tool to make a difference in these young lives, and by combining mobile technology with intelligent vaccine guidance software, FC-Connect will provide tools to maximize use of vaccines and reach into the most remote areas.
WorldVax.org applications will bring expert guidance to those providing health care to remote and poorly served populations. The WorldVax.org project aims to strategically equip builders of immunization information systems around the world with a reference implementation of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s CDSi Logic Spec. The FC-Connect system will use the reference implementation to provide recommendations and guide field medical personnel who might not be familiar with the epidemiology domain.
We are looking for people who want to help us build FC-Connect for a better world.
To get started with WorldVax development, visit our project page on Github.
WorldVax.org on The Talking Devs podcast
The Talking Devs podcast invited @worldvax founders Jeffrey Miller (@xagronaut) and Dennis Dunn (@ansofive) to be guests on their show!
Give a listen to learn more about our efforts.
A big thanks to Calvin Allen (@_CalvinAllen) and Chris Bohatka (@cjb5790) for being great hosts. We had a great time.
Acknowledgements
We also gave shout-outs to a bunch of folks:
- Columbus Dev Book Club (@ColsDevBookClub)
- The Humanitarian Toolbox project (htbox.org, @htbox) and some of its founders/members - Tony Surma (@tonysurma), Richard Campbell (@richcampbell), Bill Wagner (@billwagner)
- Geeks Without Bounds (gwob.org, @GWOBorg)
- Paul Mason (@pmason00) of Glasgow, Scotland and the Glasgow Univeristy Tech Society (“GUTS”) (@GUTechSoc)
- Nathan Collins - thanks for helping us during the hackathon!
- Information Control Company (ICC) (@icctalk) in Columbus, Ohio
Show notes
Complete show notes can be found on the episode page.
Can you help?
We’re looking for partners to jointly develop and test this solution. We want to get it right, for the benefit of the patients we want to help.
If you can help, please contact us.
Learn more about WorldVax.org and FC-Connect
- Contact us on WorldVax.org
- Check out our intro presentation
- Hit us up on Twitter (@worldvax)
- Visit GitHub for the FC-Connect app and upcoming VaxPlan vaccine decision support engine
- Test out the app! (Android)
Imagine...
Imagine: expert decision support software in the hands of providers making vaccine choices at the point of care. Now mobile and global. Credit: Video created by Clutch.
The Message
Project co-founder Dennis Dunn describes the vision that he and Jeffrey A. Miller presented to the American Immunization Registry Association in the fall of 2013 at their IIS National Meeting as part of the Tools for the Future session. You can check out the slides from the presentation here.
What we're about - The presentation
In October 2013, Jeffrey A. Miller and Dennis Dunn presented the WorldVax.org vision to the American Immunization Registry Association (AIRA) in Denver, Colorado at their 2013 IIS National Meeting.
The presentation video gives a great introduction into the vision and goals behind WorldVax.org.