31 July 2024

SHAPE Health Consulting is thrilled to announce a strategic partnership with Synapser to integrate their revolutionary 'VitalCare' application into their service offerings. This collaboration is set to enhance community health initiatives and align with SHAPE's ongoing commitment to improving well-being and quality of life across various regions.

Revolutionising Community Health

VitalCare, an innovative application developed to advance healthcare delivery, represents a significant leap forward in household-centred health assessments. Unlike traditional patient-focused applications, VitalCare is designed to provide a comprehensive view of household health by recording key survey data and environmental conditions.

What is VitalCare?

VitalCare is a patient-centred healthcare application that transitions to a household-centred model. It enables healthcare workers to capture detailed survey data and images of households, focusing on various aspects of living conditions. Key features of VitalCare include:

• Survey Data Collection: VitalCare allows healthcare workers to gather information on critical household aspects such as access to potable water, sanitation facilities, dwelling size, and cooking fuel types.

• GPS Integration: Households are identified and recorded using GPS coordinates, ensuring accurate data collection and future tracking.

• Household Member Registration: The application supports the registration of household members, including capturing biometric data and obtaining consent for information use.

• Customised Survey Forms: HCWs can tailor survey forms to address specific community vulnerabilities, such as malaria prevalence or water scarcity.

The Integration Process

The integration of VitalCare into SHAPE Health Consulting’s services involves several key steps:

1. Healthcare Worker (HCW) Onboarding: HCWs will collect their survey devices from designated offices. New HCWs will register on VitalCare, creating their accounts and logging in through the Entry module.

2. Survey Execution: HCWs will select from various modules, such as 'HH Survey' or 'Nutrition Survey,' to either register new households or update existing ones. They will capture images of the dwelling and record GPS coordinates, followed by registering household members and their societal relationships.

3. Biometric and Consent Management: VitalCare incorporates biometric verification and consent management, ensuring that all personal data is collected with the appropriate consent from household members.

4. Ongoing Monitoring: HCWs can authenticate and manage household member information during future visits, with the ability to update or reassign members as needed.

Enhancing Health Systems

SHAPE Health Consulting’s partnership with Synapser underscores a shared vision of strengthening health systems in challenging environments. By integrating VitalCare, SHAPE aims to:

• Improve Data Accuracy: Enhanced data collection methods and GPS integration provide more precise and actionable health insights.

• Support Health Initiatives: Tailored survey forms enable targeted interventions, addressing community-specific health challenges.

• Promote Efficiency: Streamlined processes for household registration and data collection optimise healthcare worker efficiency and effectiveness.

Looking Ahead

The collaboration between SHAPE Health Consulting and Synapser represents a strategic advancement in community health management. The integration of VitalCare into SHAPE’s portfolio aligns with their mission to deliver high-quality health services and support under-resourced communities.

For more information about SHAPE Health Consulting and the VitalCare integration, please visit SHAPE Health Consulting’s website or contact our media relations team.

About SHAPE Health Consulting
SHAPE Health Consulting is dedicated to providing comprehensive health solutions tailored to meet the needs of communities in challenging environments. Our services range from health impact assessments to community development and corporate health advisory, with a focus on improving quality of life and promoting sustainable health practices.

About Synapser
Synapser Group, founded in 2019, is a privately-owned technology and software development company headquartered in London, UK, with offices in Durban and Cape Town, South Africa. In the dynamic digital landscape, Synapser excels in optimising data collection, structuring, and analytics while upholding the highest standards of Know Your Client (KYC) compliance.

Synapser aims to provide secure "lock and key" applications for enterprise systems that users can access at any time from anywhere while addressing real-world business and community challenges. The vision is to empower people to live safely in the digital world and drive the development of Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) ecosystems. Synapser achieves this by providing people with the tools and means to claim ownership of their digital identity and enabling control over who has access to their data.

Synapser's suite of products focuses on the development and provision of hardware and software applications built within a proprietary security concept. Meeting stringent data privacy and health-regulated standards, their product suite is fully scalable. Each component fits together cohesively to complement one another, delivering a complete solution.