eCompliance

eCompliance is a system that tracks every dose taken by TB patients. This is a necessity because of the tedious and difficult regimen prescribed under the directly observed therapy (DOTS) model in which a TB patient must take up to 75 doses under observation. eCompliance software is loaded on a seven inch tablet, which has a SIM card. This connects the tablet to a server through internet or text messages. The tablet updates the server every 20 minutes. Every time the patient has to take the medication, both counsellor and the patient have to give their fingerprints simultaneously. This generates irrevocable evidence that the meeting took place, every time, and the medicine was taken under observation. Implementation dates: Cambodia (December 2013), Dominican Republic (November 2013), India (December 2010), Kenya (August 2014) & Uganda (July 2012)

http://www.opasha.org/our-work/ecompliance-innovation-and-health/ecompliance-biometric-tracking-system/

International implementation

Fully implemented and active from 01/01/2010

Implementation Partners: Operation ASHA, RNTCP (India), CENAT (Cambodia), Uganda, Kenya (Columbia University), Dominican Republic (Clínica de Familia) Funder: USAID, Columbia University

• Adolescent
• Adult
• Children between 5 and 12
• Children under 5
• Elderly
• New born
• Pregnant women

9000

• Community health worker
• Self-use/patient

• Patient safety
• tuberculosis (TB)

• Tuberculosis

• Data collection
• Diagnostic and treatment support
• Disease surveillance
• Health Information Systems (HIS)
• Healthcare management
• Patient monitoring
• Treatment compliance

• Satellite
• Wired network
• Wireless network

• Computers / Servers / Tablets
• Mobile phones
• Sensors
• Smartphones

fingerprinting

    None

This project is evaluated? No