HCDExchange

Late last year, we partnered with @inSupplyHealth to examine how HCD insights can inform adaptive implementation throughout a project’s lifecycle, focusing on improving supply chain efficiency in East Africa. Adaptive implementation combines iterative problem-solving with user-centered insights to tackle dynamic challenges. Unlike traditional approaches, it evolves based on real-time feedback, promoting sustainable and scalable solutions. inSupply Health applied this approach to design resilient, people-centered supply chain solutions in Kenya, Tanzania, and Ethiopia. Read the insights that emerged: hcdexchange.org/turning-insigh… #HCDPublicHealth

✨𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗪𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀' 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀? Thirty years after the Beijing Declaration, where ambitious commitments were made, we should be celebrating progress. Instead, we’re confronting setbacks - anti-rights movements, stalled policies, and deepening inequalities. As we mark #IWD2025 under the theme, '𝑨𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝑨𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏,' the HCDExchange calls for practitioners and partners to move beyond promises, and intentionally work to dismantle systems resisting empowerment and equality for women and girls, using community-led solutions, intersectional action, and human-centered approaches. Read our call to action: hcdexchange.org/moving-beyond-…

We are counting down days to our upcoming event with @argusoft and @PATHtweets in Zambia this coming Wednesday. We will discuss how human-centered technology can transform community health information systems, making them more effective, sustainable, and scalable. Argusoft will share a case example of how they developed a digital health information system using design approaches, and PATH in Zambia will share insights on how they adopted and implemented this platform, highlighting key adaptations, challenges, and lessons learned. See you on March 12, 2025 Register here: jsi.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁: 𝗛𝗖𝗗 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 Register for our upcoming event! We will be joined by speakers from @argusoft , and @PATHtweets in Zambia to explore how human-centered technology can transform community health information systems to make them more effective, sustainable, and scalable. In a sector where data is essential, this discussion will focus on how technology can generate, simplify access to, and translate data into actionable insights for government stakeholders and community health workers. The session will also highlight how thoughtful design improves data quality and usability by empowering users and strengthening decision-making. 🗓️ March 12 ⏱️ 4pm EAT | 8am EST | 1pm GMT | 6:30pm IST 🔗Register here: jsi.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Have you signed up to be a member of the HCDExchange online community? Sign up to join other professionals working at the intersection of HCD+Public Health to share learning and knowledge and hold discussions on advancing field practice on the HCDExchange X-change forum. Sign-up Here: hcdexchange.org/become-a-membe… #HCDPublicHealth

✨𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝘀 Read our quality and standards framework, which draws upon best practices related to ASRH, design, and youth engagement to deliver eight principles with corresponding tips and resources. The framework is intended to guide the safe, effective, and inclusive practice of HCD to ASRH programming. Although these principles were developed for applying HCD to ASRH interventions, they also have relevance to broader global health programming. hcdexchange.org/knowledge-hub/…

✨𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐲: 𝐇𝐂𝐃 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 The HCDExchange Resource Library now has a category of resources on how Human-centered Design #HCD has been used in digital health programs and interventions across Africa and Asia. Explore the publications here: hcdexchange.org/knowledge-hub/… #HCDPublicHealth

✨𝗠𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗖𝗗✨ Over the past decade, integrating Human-centered Design #HCD into global health has reshaped the approach to program Monitoring, Learning, and Evaluation #MLE. As MLE experts collaborate with designers, traditional measurement methods are being reimagined to align with HCD’s values and complexities. The HCDExchange hosted MLE experts in 2024 to discuss the evolution of MLE approaches, techniques, learning, and strategies, specifically exploring how impact is measured, refining evaluation techniques, and ensuring that learning keeps pace with innovation in global health. Here are some of the key insights that emerged: hcdexchange.org/monitoring-lea…

✨𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱✨ In our latest feature, Mutile Mwongo, a Systems Practice professional at @DevelopDynamics, makes a case for cross-sectional systems thinking to achieve impact when implementing programs at the intersection of climate and health. She offers thoughts on the importance of multidisciplinary collaboration and suggests tips to rise above working in silos: hcdexchange.org/centering-comm… #HCDPublicHealth

This article explores the use of human-centered design approaches alongside other design types to achieve better outcomes in program implementation. Read perspectives on re-imagining community-centered design, the use of service design for participants and internal learning, and facilitation approaches to ensure that both facilitators and participants are equipped for design activities and co-creation with governments: hcdexchange.org/exploring-subs… #HCDPublicHealth

𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬! Have you written program reports, publications, whitepapers, articles, or summaries exploring the application of human-centered design in public health / global health? Submit your resources for publishing on the HCDExchange resource library, an online resource bank with 286+ resources advancing the application of HCD in global health. Submit here: hcdexchange.org/knowledge-hub/… #HCDPublicHealth

Looking to enhance your skills in HCD? Explore our curated Human-Centered Design (HCD) courses and guides, here to equip you with the insights and tools needed to create transformative solutions: hcdexchange.org/career-portal/… #HCDPublicHealth

As we prepare to host you for our first event of the year next week, we would like to share with you some tips and tricks to integrate community-centered approaches in programs to ensure interventions respond to local challenges and contexts. Read on for a 10-point starting scale on facilitating community-centered design: hcdexchange.org/making-human-c… #HCDPublicHealth

Calling all #HCD and #PublicHealth recruiters! Publish your design-related jobs on the HCDExchange Jobs Board to make them accessible to a targeted group of local designers in Africa and Asia. The HCDExchange career portal aims to make the search for local talent, jobs, and opportunities easy for both designers and public health professionals looking for local expertise. Have a job you would like to publish? Use this link: hcdexchange.org/career-portal/… Looking for a new public health and design role? Explore a variety of jobs: hcdexchange.org/career-portal/… #HCDPublicHealth

In 2022, the HCDExchange invited funders, public health implementers, and HCD designers for an in-depth learning circle on how HCD+ASRH has evolved, achievements, existing and emerging gaps, and areas of focus for future areas of learning. This targeted inquiry, informed by the expertise of key stakeholders, was essential for understanding the current state, exploring strategies, bridging gaps, and deepening the understanding of how to drive effective, human-centered interventions in ASRH programs. Read the brief: hcdexchange.org/wp-content/upl…

Join us in our upcoming event where we will learn more about this case study: jsi.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Scalable, sustainable, and successful social impact solutions have a thing in common - decentralizing power to local communities and enhancing solution ownership by the people experiencing the health challenges that the solution is trying to address. Our latest thought leadership article explores this principle through a case study. Read how @ThinkPlaceKenya and partners deployed a community-led business model in Ethiopia to address the dual challenges of open defecation for children and incontinence among adults: hcdexchange.org/embracing-a-co…

📢𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐭! Join us for an upcoming event on Designing community-led solutions to improve health outcomes in humanitarian settings in collaboration with @ThinkPlaceKenya. We will be joined by experts from 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐲, @UNmigration , and the 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐀𝐢𝐝, who will share insights from programs that use Community-led Models to promote ownership and resilience in countries across Africa and Asia. 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟗 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞: 𝟒𝐩𝐦 𝐄𝐀𝐓 | 𝟖𝐚𝐦 𝐄𝐓 | 𝟏𝐩𝐦 𝐆𝐌𝐓 | 𝟔:𝟑𝟎𝐩𝐦 𝐈𝐒𝐓 Register Here ➡️jsi.zoom.us/webinar/regist…