SECTOR

Infectious Disease

Diagnose, trace, and treat faster, keeping every case on protocol.

  Patient Tracking
Treatment Adherence
Outbreak Response

The Challenge

Surveillance teams must detect outbreaks and respond fast, where every reporting delay lets disease spread further.

Reporting in remote areas

Surveillance sites often lack reliable network coverage.

Tracing contacts across facilities

Cases and referrals must be followed between sites.

Complex case protocols

Field workers need guidance through multi-step investigation steps.

CommCare in action

CommCare for Infectious Disease Programs

HIGHLIGHT 1 · DIAGNOSE

Confirm cases fast at the point of care

  • Screen symptoms and record rapid diagnostic test results
  • Auto-classify each case and flag it for supervisors
  • Works offline so no detection is ever lost
HIGHLIGHT 2 · TREAT

Keep every patient on protocol and on treatment

  • Follow the regimen and record each observed dose (DOT)
  • Track adherence and surface missed doses instantly
  • Trigger reminder messages to patients and supporters
HIGHLIGHT 3 · RESPOND

Trace contacts and contain outbreaks

  • Trace and monitor every contact of a confirmed case
  • Watch active cases, hotspots, and monitoring windows live
  • Stand up a response in days for any pathogen
HIGHLIGHT 4 · REPORT

Feed national surveillance in real time

  • See confirmed cases, positivity, and treatment success on one dashboard
  • Break results down by region and disease
  • Push straight to national surveillance and DHIS2

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PARTNER STORIES

Infectious disease programs built on CommCare

From malaria vector control across multiple countries to youth-led HIV care in Zimbabwe and a national COVID-19 vaccination platform, here’s what programs have shipped on the platform.

Featured Program

ABT Global & VectorLink: malaria vector control at household scale

ABT Global uses CommCare to run indoor residual spraying (IRS) campaigns across multiple malaria-endemic countries, with household-level registration, spray-coverage tracking, and supervisory dashboards that keep vector control on target.

ABT Global VectorLink malaria vector control program using CommCare
FEATURED PROGRAM
Malaria
Multiple countries · ABT Global · VectorLink
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ACROSS USE CASES

Detection to outbreak response, across every use case.

Use the power of CommCare to run infectious disease programs end to end, across every use case.

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Any use case

One platform, every workflow.

From service delivery and monitoring to research and engagement, the same platform adapts to whatever your infectious disease program needs. Pick a use case to see how it tunes.

  • No-code workflows for frontline teams
  • Offline-first, multi-language, multi-country
  • Real-time dashboards and donor-ready reporting
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COMMON QUESTIONS

Infectious Disease FAQs

Program Fit

Can CommCare support contact tracing and outbreak response?
Yes. Teams trace and monitor every contact of a confirmed case, watch active cases, hotspots, and monitoring windows live, and can stand up a response in days for any pathogen.
How does CommCare help with treatment adherence for tuberculosis and HIV?
Health workers follow the regimen, record each directly observed dose, track adherence, surface missed doses instantly, and trigger reminder messages to patients and supporters.
Does CommCare work in remote areas with poor connectivity?
Yes, CommCare is offline-first. Field workers can screen symptoms and record rapid diagnostic test results without internet, and data syncs automatically when a connection returns, so no detection is ever lost.

Operations & Support

Can CommCare feed national surveillance systems?
Yes. Dashboards push confirmed cases, test positivity, and treatment success straight to national surveillance systems like DHIS2, and data exports to Excel, Power BI, and Tableau.
Is patient data secure?
Yes. Data is encrypted and stored in a HIPAA, GDPR, and SOC 2 compliant environment, with role-based access controls for sensitive patient records.
How do we get started, and what does it cost?
Start with CommCare's free edition and build your first app with the no-code builder; paid plans start at $100 per month. See pricing or talk to our team about program design and onboarding.
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