In the HCM 1.6 release, we are excited to introduce several technical improvements and functional enhancements, including two key capabilities Micro Planning and Admin Console.
Microplan summary
This module enables campaign workers to generate precise population estimates and optimize resource allocation, leading to significant time and cost savings in campaign execution.
This release introduces key modules for managing and validating microplans, assigning facilities, and finalising estimations, with support from three services: Plan Service, Resource Generator, and Census Service. Known limitations are also outlined.
Module Highlights:
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Set Up & Manage
- Set up and manage microplans, including campaign details and administrative boundaries.
- Ingest top-down population and facility data.
- Configure assumptions and estimation formulas.
- Create and manage user access.
- Reuse existing microplans.
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Validation
- Validate and finalize population data for microplanning.
- Edit, approve, or reject population data updates.
- Track status logs and user comments.
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Map & Assign
- Assign facilities to catchment areas and manage jurisdiction mappings.
- De-assign or finalize mappings for service delivery.
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Estimation
- Validate, edit, and finalize microplan estimations.
- Update assumptions for accessibility and security.
- Review status logs, change logs, and user comments.
- Export finalised microplans to Excel.
Services Used in Microplanning
- Plan Service: Manages campaign plans and configurations.
- Resource Generator: Facilitates resource estimation and allocation.
- Census Service: Provides population data for microplanning.
Known Limitations
- Estimation dashboard lacks village-level configuration for accessibility/security.
- Facility upload sheets don’t accept zero capacity.
- Mixed distribution strategies (Fixed post + House-to-House) are not configurable.
This release sets the foundation for effective microplanning while addressing limitations in upcoming updates.
Admin Console summary
The Console is a critical module within the HCM platform designed for System Administrators and Program Managers to efficiently set up, configure, and manage health campaigns. With the Console, users can:
- Set Up Campaigns: Create campaigns for specific diseases in under three hours.
- Configure Campaigns: Tailor HCM Mobile App features to align with country-specific needs within a day
- Manage Campaigns: Update or modify campaign data in real-time to adapt to the how the campaign is evolving
What the Admin Console Is Not:
- A module that lets you create new features and data models on HCM
- A Module that can create new campaign types
Future Potential:
- Management Dashboard: A centralized view for organisational leaders to oversee multiple campaigns at a strategic level.
- Organisational Insights: Provide actionable analytics not just at the campaign level but across the entire organisation.
Key values delivered:
- Effort Reduction: Simplifies campaign setup, minimizing coordination and manual effort
- Time Savings: Speeds up the campaign setup process
- Error Reduction: Decreases the risk of setup errors
- Lower Technical Barriers: Allows non-technical users to manage campaigns efficiently
- Enhanced Agility: Accommodates last-minute campaign data and app configuration changes without causing delays
Target users:
- System Administrators, Programme Managers, IT Managers, and non-technical personnel familiar with health campaign workflows.
HCM dashboard enhancements
Summary:
The Seasonal Malaria Chemo-prevention (SMC) campaign dashboard within the HCM system has been enhanced to provide greater flexibility, data visualisation, and actionable insights.
Key improvements include:
- Pre-Built Dashboards with Customisation: Out-of-the-box dashboards tailored for various campaign types (ITN, SMC, IRS) with the ability to configure custom charts for specific country/program needs using the open-source ElasticSearch Kibana dashboard.
- Data Evaluation Modules: New features to assess data quality, team performance, and attendance.
- Expanded Chart Capabilities:
- Venn diagrams for advanced analysis. For example, in SMC campaigns, these charts help evaluate multi-cycle intervention delivery, such as determining how many beneficiaries received medication across all cycles, one cycle, or specific combinations.
- Side-by-side comparison charts for multi-dimensional data with more than two bars.
Key Values Delivered:
- Customisation Flexibility: Partners and countries can add custom charts to suit specific country requirements integrated into ready-to-use campaign dashboards built in DIGIT’s DSS that have enhanced user experience.
- Targeted Insights: Enables evaluation of intervention coverage, such as tracking how many individuals received medication across multiple cycles.
- Advanced Visualization: Multi-dimensional data analysis through side-by-side charts and Venn diagrams. For example, inventory trends across different supply chain stages or intervention outcomes by region.