News & Stories
Here we share news & stories about our work, collaboration and impact. Read updates from country teams, stories from projects and what’s been on our minds lately.
Highlight of the Month
D-tree
From volunteers to workers: The Zanzibar Government takes crucial steps to professionalize their community health workforce
Today marks a historic milestone for the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar as they announce the transition of the current cadre of community health volunteers...
D-tree | Dec 16, 2023 | 5 min
Our News & Stories
Jamii ni Afya
How Government Ownership Helps Digital Health Programs Scale
Every day, Safia Khamis, a Public Health Nurse on the Council Health Management Team (CHMT) in Zanzibar’s Kusini District, logs onto her laptop...
Rachel Hofmann | Nov 22, 2021 | 3 min
Jamii ni Afya
Using Digital Technology to Deliver Health for All in Zanzibar
Today, we celebrate a momentous achievement. In August 2021, the Zanzibar Ministry of Health (MOH), in partnership with D-tree International...
Erica Layer | Nov 16, 2021 | 3 min
Afya-Tek
How Community Digital Health Systems Can Enhance an Epidemic Response
When infectious diseases threaten communities, health systems need effective leadership and coordination to respond quickly and save lives. During...
Gloria Kahamba | Sep 28, 2021 | 3 min
Jamii ni Afya
Three Partnerships Help Jamii ni Afya Scale up
Despite the challenges that health systems and communities have faced during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of Zanzibar’s Ministry of...
Erica Layer | Jul 07, 2021 | 3 min
D-Tree
D-tree joins Community Health Impact Coalition
Since 2010, we have been working with the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar’s Ministry of Health to improve maternal, newborn, and child health...
Erica Layer | Jul 06, 2021 | 3 min
D-Tree
Data as a Global Good
Technological advances over the past two decades have led to an explosion in the amount of data that is produced and collected all over the world...
Tracey Li | May 24, 2021 | 6 min
