Beyond Essential Systems

Delivering innovative solutions across the Indo-Pacific. Creators of Tupaia & Tamanu.

[Beyond Essential Systems @BeyondBES]

We are going to take a break from Twitter. We're not closing our account, we're just going to spend some more time somewhere else. Come and visit us there!
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[Australia's Ambassador for Global Health @AmbGlobalHealth]

Digitising health systems can make health more accessible & efficient. We're supporting @BeyondBES & mSupply to continue rollout of innovative data management systems in the Pacific to improve availability of medicines & access to data for decision making.

[Beyond Essential Systems @BeyondBES]

Incredibly proud to be working on this national project in #Fiji with @rachelrama07 and her team, @UNICEFPacific, @dfat @MOHFiji and @mSupply - high quality, safely stored vaccines save lives 💉❄️🥶⛄️🛜💻

[Rachel @rachelrama07]

Today we installed our fir Bluetooth Cold Chain Temperature monitoring device at Samabula h/c. An important mlnitoring for temps for life saving vaccines in #Viti Thank you @dfat @AusAmbRHS @UNICEFPacific @BeyondBES for making it happen for@MOHFiji. #healthsystemsstrengtheing!

[Beyond Essential Systems @BeyondBES]

Our friends @mSupply Foundation have been busy in the Cook Islands as a part of the DTAC project.
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@MFATNZ @dfat

[Beyond Essential Systems @BeyondBES]

Today is World Sepsis Day. Sepsis is a serious health issue. The incidence of sepsis is increasing globally but can be managed with good general hygiene in all healthcare settings, improvements in sanitation and nutrition and delivery of clean water and vaccination programs. @WHO

[Beyond Essential Systems @BeyondBES]

In this short clip, Vinaisi Bechu from the Fiji Mass Drug Administration (MDA) will take us through how the Tamanu Database is used for an MDA. You can find the full presentation here: https://t.co/UpjfrxXcNe Subscribe for highlights from our Forum. @dfat @mfatNZ @msupply

[Beyond Essential Systems @BeyondBES]

We have recorded highlights from our digital health forum that we’ll start to release on YouTube this week. Sign up to our YouTube channel to access content. https://t.co/6ZyJ9nXbuK @dfat @MFATNZ @mSupply

[Beyond Essential Systems @BeyondBES]

Day 3 #Pacificdighealth23  Roxy Doa and Carl Smith from mSupply walked us through an Open mSupply Demo. @msupply @dfat @MFATNZ

[Beyond Essential Systems @BeyondBES]

Day 3 #Pacificdighealth23 Chris Hair from ANZGITA explained that they provide remote support using telegastroenterology, as well as in-person support with projects around the Pacific. We’ll be posting a recording of this and other presentations in September @dfat @MFATNZ @mSupply

[Beyond Essential Systems @BeyondBES]

Day 3 #Pacificdighealth23 Sunia Soakai (SPC) spoke about how important it was to keep digital health at the forefront of government minds because there are so many other things vying for funding and support in the Indo-Pacific region. @dfat @MFATNZ @mSupply @spc_cps

[Beyond Essential Systems @BeyondBES]

Day 3 #Pacificdighealth23 Grahame Grieve (the Father of FHIR -in lay terms a product that helps systems talk to each other) in his keynote explained ‘ FHIR has reduced the cost of interoperability by ~90%’. @dfat @msupply @MFATNZ

[Beyond Essential Systems @BeyondBES]

Day 3 #Pacificdighealth23 Dhanya Herath mSupply opened the forum with a deep dive into open-source digital health tools. Highlighting 6 key benefits: stability, security, cost, ownership, accessibility, and building a community of users and developers. @dfat @MFATNZ @mSupply

[Beyond Essential Systems @BeyondBES]

@rachelrama07 @nalagi @MOHFiji We love this photo, Rachel, it really captures the enthusiasm and excitement the forum has generated so far. If you have colleagues who'd like to see some of the talks, we will be posting them online in the coming weeks.

[Beyond Essential Systems @BeyondBES]

Day 2 #Pacificdighealth23 The final session of the morning discussed crowd-sourced syndromic surveillance. Dr Craig Dalton highlighted the importance of creating accessible & simple opportunities to encourage greater community engagement with Flu Tracking. @dfat @mSupply @MFATNZ

[Beyond Essential Systems @BeyondBES]

Flu tracking provides valuable syndromic surveillance data across 4 countries. @dfat @MFATNZ @Flutrack @mSupply @CentreHealthSec

[Beyond Essential Systems @BeyondBES]

Day 2 #Pacificdighealth23 Alexandro Naisara tells the mSupply Masterclass ‘Preparation is the key for stock take and planning and working in a group is 80% of the job. Everybody should be involved in stock-take to manage the process so it goes smoothly’ @dfat @mfat @mSupply

[Beyond Essential Systems @BeyondBES]

Day 2 #Pacificdighealth23 John Morely, Plan Intl wants govs to support the use of national e-CRVS systems for identity; consider interoperability & pursue solutions that encourage it across government; creating secure & resilient systems for now and future @dfat @mSupply @MFATNZ

[Beyond Essential Systems @BeyondBES]

Sign up to live stream our forum  https://t.co/HrubHZa8RN #pacificdighealth23 @dfat @mfatnz @msupply

[Beyond Essential Systems @BeyondBES]

During our live streams today we will be welcoming Q&A. https://t.co/JelKCiQJHD Have a look at our live streaming program here: https://t.co/krFWnmigXW  and prepare your questions for our expert presenters!

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Day 2 #Pacificdighealth23 Vicki Bennett talks PHISH (Pacific Health Information Support Hub). Their aim in the Pacific is to support better health policy through robust and reliable data. @dfat @MFATNZ @mSupply @CentreHealthSec