CommCare Update April 2012 Neal Lesh

Some Highlights Added multimedia (audio, images, video) to CommCare. Runs on J2ME and Android phones. Authoring tools allow non-programmers to deploy CommCare. Created standard pricing, implementation plans, & TOC model. CommCare running in 12+ countries, including 10+ states in India CHWs using CommCare, trend steep since about July Several studies demonstrated improvements in access, quality, experience, and accountability of care. 4 papers published in Two large scale evaluations planned to start this year in India. Integrating with MOTECH through efforts in Bihar & elsewhere Adding web version of CommCare & case sharing capabilities now. Opened offices in Delhi and Cape Town.

Some Lessons Product approach accelerating scale up. Many orgs need mHealth capacity building. More emphasis needed on making data actionable. Contact: or