Community Health Systems at National Scale
An affordable, configurable, and scalable model for governments’ digital community health systems, run by the people who deliver care.
Digitized community health, better community health
Around the world, more governments are using electronic community health information systems (eCHIS) to support their community health programs. When well designed and deployed, research shows these systems improve care.
Recognized as core community health infrastructure by the Community Health Impact Coalition, the Global Fund, and the World Health Organization.
Powering health for millions
CommCare is the selected national eCHIS in eight African countries. Hover a country on the map to explore its program.
The CommCare eCHIS, in one platform
From the health worker’s phone to national reporting, every layer of the eCHIS in one supported system.
Community Health App
An offline-first app that guides health workers through registration, case management, and service delivery, with multilingual prompts for their community.
Community health modules
- Household & individual registration
- Case management
- Integrated community case management (ICCM)
- Antenatal & postnatal care
- Childbirth
- Child 0-5 care
- Facility referrals
- Stock inventory & monthly reporting
Data & client management
- Case management
- Deduplicated registrations
- Prioritized caseload
- Connected applications
Service delivery
- Digital job aids
- Automated client messaging
- Multilingual images, video, and audio
- Digital diagnostics
Integrated digital tool suite
Integrated ecosystem
The community health worker app sits at the center, connected to the rest of the tool suite and out to national systems and services.
- DHIS2 / HMIS integration
- Reporting & analytics
- Data warehousing & storage
- User identity & authentication
- Interoperability layers
- Registries
- Client communication (SMS, WhatsApp)
- Training & eLearning
Connect to other use cases
Connect your eCHIS to other pre-existing CommCare systems, so the same platform supports new use cases as your programs grow.
Benefits of the CommCare eCHIS
Government teams configure and run the eCHIS themselves, keep full sovereignty over their data, and scale on proven, secure infrastructure.
Our eCHIS gives governments full control, with no-code tools to build, adapt, and sustain systems independently.
Ready-to-go templates
eCHIS templates, dashboards, and step-by-step setup guides support adoption.
No-code management
Government teams create and adjust workflows directly, with no outside support.
One consolidated system
Custom eCHIS code migrates into the CommCare platform for one supported system.
CommCare guarantees government data ownership. Host in the cloud for scale, while keeping full control through local export and storage options.
Full data ownership
All data is owned and managed directly by the government.
In-country storage options
Choose full cloud hosting, or store data permanently in-country on a designated server using the Data Export Tool.
Improved data management
AI tools simplify data querying, while integrations let systems grow without outside support.
Rely on a proven, open source digital public good that already scales to millions, so you can focus on impact instead of the infrastructure behind it.
A professional platform for scale
- Used at national scale by eight governments
- Leading security and privacy standards: SOC 2 Type 2, HIPAA, and GDPR
- 99% uptime guaranteed
- Guaranteed support response times
- Public product roadmap and updates
- Multiple cloud-hosting locations
- Open source codebase
An affordable eCHIS offering for governments
The CommCare eCHIS delivers national-scale performance for $60,000 a year, a fraction of the traditional $1 million cost, so ministries can run, adapt, and expand their systems on their own terms.
Previous eCHIS model
$1M+
at least $1 million per year
- Annual cost$1 million or more per year
- ServicesLarge professional services contracts required
- Cost structureHigh overhead, unpredictable
- ProcurementOften run through third-party implementers
The CommCare eCHIS
$60K
per year ($5,000 / month)
- Annual cost$60,000 per year for 15,000 registered mobile users
- ServicesNo professional services required
- Cost structurePredictable subscription pricing
- ProcurementDirect government procurement (required)
Available to governments scaling national eCHIS systems; project spaces are for eCHIS use only. Governments that prefer can transition to on-premise hosting.
Interested in learning more?
We’re engaging with current government partners and new governments ready to digitize their community health systems. Reach out to Ismaïla Diene, Managing Director at Dimagi, to discuss how we can collaborate.
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