Magpi

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Magpi, Inc.
Industry Software
Founded2003 (as DataDyne)
Headquarters Washington, D.C., USA
Key people
Joel Selanikio (CEO, Co-founder)
Rose Donna (COO, Co-founder)
ProductsMagpi (home.magpi.com)
Website home.magpi.com

Magpi is a software company, founded in 2003 by Joel Selanikio and Rose Donna under the name DataDyne, and is based in Washington, D.C., USA and Nairobi, Kenya. [1]

Contents

The company's origins were detailed by Selanikio in a 2013 TED talk: "The Big Data Revolution in Health". [2] [3]

Users

Magpi has been used by the WHO and others as part of evaluation efforts for the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. [4]

In 2014, Magpi was used by the Instituto Nacional Saude Publica in Guinea-Bissau in a pilot investigation of SMS disease reporting. [5]

Magpi continues to be used by the IFRC in the Central African Republic since 2013 to improve reporting from health facilities in conflict areas. [6]

Awards

Magpi has received numerous awards, including:

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