Project Details


WSIS Prizes Contest 2019 Nominee

Application for HEALTH AGENTS 3.0 "RAMÓN CARRILLO"


Description

"Ramón Carrillo" has turned out to be an effective digital tool to quickly obtain a diagnosis of the population's health situation, by digitizing the information management processes collected by health agents in the field, not only regarding to health aspects such as prevalent diseases, but also to other social determinants of health, such as housing, access to basic services, occupation, the degree of literacy, etc. It provides the authorities with quality, real-time and panoramic information through the geo-referencing of events and attributes of the population that serve as a basic input for the planning of policies that meet the specific health needs of the population. Three months after its implementation, 30,730 people in 13,767 households have been surveyed, which has allowed the nominalization of patients with chronic diseases such as cancer, diabetes, hypertension, risk pregnancies, tuberculosis and risk factors such as incomplete vaccination schemes, people with disabilities, addictions. This has been useful to provide timely information to the health system to guarantee an effective response and coverage of these vulnerable groups.
"Ramón Carrillo" is the digital tool that allows us to approach the knowledge of our community not only to cure, but also to prevent, to reduce risks and ensure a better quality of health services from a perspective of equity, "from the periphery to the center”

Project website

https://agentessanitarios.sanluis.gob.ar


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Action lines related to this project
  • AL C7. E-health 2019
Sustainable development goals related to this project
  • Goal 1: No poverty
  • Goal 3: Good health and well-being
  • Goal 4: Quality education
  • Goal 5: Gender equality

Global digital compact (GDC) objectives related to this project None

Coverage
  • San Luis province, Argentina

Status

Ongoing

Start date

2017

End date

Not set


Target beneficiary group(s)
  • Youth
  • Older persons
  • Women
  • Indigenous and nomadic peoples
  • People with disabilities
  • The unemployed
  • The poor
  • Migrants
  • Refugees and internally displaced people
  • Remote and rural communities
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Children between 5 and 12
  • Children under 5
  • Elderly
  • New born
  • Pregnant women
  • the entire population

Replicability

The development and success of this initiative in San Luis is the result of the political decision to invest heavily, during the last 20 years, in infrastructure, connectivity, and in facilitating access to devices for the population, as well as training. This initiative is replicable successfully only in this context.


Sustainability

Digital Inclusion as a Fundamental Human Right, a commitment assumed by the Government of San Luis and embodied in the Provincial Constitution in 2011, guarantees the continued investment of public resources towards a more inclusive, digitized and innovative society.


WSIS values promotion

The government of San Luis promotes strong policies against the fight against poverty, the strengthening of digital inclusion, gender equality, care for the environment, among others, through multiple initiatives and public policies. The development of a connectivity infrastructure, with a fiber optic network of more than 3,260 kilometers that allows free connectivity of the entire population throughout the territory, the delivery of devices, the development of digital platforms and ICT training they contribute strongly in these purposes. States that invest in ICT and develop development police improve the quality of life of the population. To date, those who have gained the most were those who could access the digital world.


Entity name

San Luis government

Entity country—type

Argentina Government

Entity website

http://www.sanluis.gov.ar