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D Tree International
D-Tree International is changing the way health care is delivered in developing countries. We are dedicated to improving the quality of healthcare available to the world’s poor by using innovative technology to provide accurate and effective point-of-care diagnosis and treatment. The vision of D-tree International is a world in which every person has access to high quality health care.
 The goal of D-Tree is to significantly reduce the high rates of serious illness and premature death from preventable and treatable diseases worldwide. At the core of this approach is the development and use of treatment protocols for the most commonly diagnosed illnesses based on best field practices. The protocols are decision trees (the root of our name, D-tree) that are programmed into inexpensive mobile phones for use by frontline health workers in both clinical and community settings.
These devices are connected to a larger ecosystem of electronic medical records and reports. They also run programs that record the individual medical information needed for diagnosis and treatment as part of each medical protocol. Leveraging recent advances in technology that provide widespread mobile phone coverage even in the most rural areas of the world, data from each patient encounter can then be sent securely via GPRS (2G) networks. This system also allows health workers to collect information including longitudinal patient data, type of visit, diagnosis, and prescribed treatment. This information can then be stored in the device and later uploaded into a central database system to generate statistical data for evaluation, research, or surveillance.
The D-tree approach helps address issues such as the shortage of trained health workers in many developing countries, incomplete collection of health data in rural areas, and inconsistency in treatment approaches across a single health care system. By standardizing care, allowing for task-shifting from doctors to other health workers with less training, and making the system mobile, D-tree is improving the standard of care both in clinics and communities. Please read more about our approach and our projects by navigating the menu above.
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