A Short Code That Saves Lives

The New England Journal of Medicine has published the results from a rigorous randomized controlled trial in Kenya. Keheala, a digital health startup, helped reduce the unsuccessful treatment outcomes for tuberculosis (TB) patients by two-thirds.

Keheala Selected to Attend the TechEmerge Health Innovation Summit in Brazil

Keheala selected by World Bank Group and Brazilian healthcare providers for piloting opportunity.

Improved Diagnostics Fail to Halt the Rise of Tuberculosis

Medical Devices, Leadership, Innovation, Evidence, Development Financing, Drug ResistanceJon RathauserNovember 18, 2017diagnostics, tb, Development Financing, Social Interventions

USAID Announces Keheala Amongst Recipients of Development Innovation Ventures Grant

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) through the Global Development Lab's Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) program announced Keheala as one of 18 recent grantees. While the majority of grantees are new to USAID, this is the second award Keheala has received from the development agency to improve tuberculosis treatment success rates in Kenya.

"Pandemic alert: Tuberculosis is world's No. 1 infectious killer" - CNBC

Development Financing, Drug Resistance, Leadership, Medical Devices, Lifestyle, Innovation, EvidenceJon RathauserOctober 30, 2017tuberculosis, TB, Treatment, MDR TB, Drug Resistance, multidrug resistant TB, WHO, World Health Organization, Infectious Disease

KEHEALA AWARDED $600,000 FROM U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO SCALE TB INTERVENTION IN KENYA

Development Financing, Evidence, InnovationJon RathauserSeptember 11, 2017U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentUSAID, U.S. Agency for International Development, DIV, Development Innovation Ventures, Foreign Aid, Funding, Development Financing, Grants, Innovation, Tuberculosis, TB, Mobile Health, mHealth, Digital Health

NPR: 'Smart' Pill Bottles Aren't Always Enough To Help The Medicine Go Down

"Let's recap here: We've looked at two large studies of pill bottle reminder systems. One was pretty basic and the other, higher-tech. Neither one seemed to help patients stay on top of their medication."

U.S. Suspends Applications For 'Innovative' Anti-Poverty Efforts

Development Financing, EvidenceJon RathauserJuly 31, 2017development innovation ventures, USAID, Innovation, Foreign Aid, Development Financing