CommCare is a mobile platform designed to support frontline workers (FLWs) in low-resource settings. It is used in over 50 countries and is the most widely adopted platform of its kind. CommCare is open source, customizable, and supports FLWs across 200+ projects. FLWs use CommCare to track and support their clients with registration forms, checklists, SMS reminders, and multimedia. Evidence suggests that this leads to improved frontline worker performance, better reporting, and better client practices and education. CommCare is specialized for low-literate users, runs on Java and Android phones, runs offline, integrates SMS for performance improvement, and has an application builder designed for non-programmers.
CommCare's features include counseling messages, support for multiple languages, data collection, interactive multimedia, branching logic, GPS integration, offline usage and storage, web-based reporting, and SMS-enabled performance improvement. CommCare is also used to build rapid diagnostic tools and medical reference libraries, allowing users to flag critical cases to appropriate parties.
CommCare is the only platform for FLWs that is open source and supports longitudinal client tracking. It is a technically advanced and evidence-based platform that has been shown to improve FLW performance and client practices and education. CommCare is easily customizable and supports FLWs across a wide range of projects in over 50 countries. Its features include counseling messages, support for multiple languages, data collection, interactive multimedia, branching logic, GPS integration, offline usage and storage, web-based reporting, and SMS-enabled performance improvement. CommCare is a powerful tool for improving healthcare outcomes in low-resource settings.