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73  <h1>
74    <a href="/">
75      Simple
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79    <a id="about" class="link" href="/about/">
80      About
81    </a>
82    <a id="blog" class="link" href="/blog/">
83      Blog
84    </a>
85    <a class="link" href="https://docs.simple.org">
86      Docs
87    </a>
88    <a class="link" href="https://github.com/simpledotorg/">
89      GitHub
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97      <main class="mw-xlarge mx-auto">
98        <div class="articles--large">
99    <div class="article-preview">
100      <a class="article-preview--cover-large" href="/blog/turning-data-into-action/">  
101        <img
102          class="lazyload article-preview--cover--image"
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105          alt="Turning data into action"
106        >
107      </a>
108      <a href="/blog/turning-data-into-action/">
109        <h2>
110          Turning data into action
111        </h2>
112      </a>
113      <p class="global">
114        Many small and big actions happen in every facility to improve the patient outcomes and not all of them are linked to a clear goal, until now.
115      </p>
116      <div class="person--blog">
117        <img
118          class="person--photo"
119          src="../images/people/bolatito.jpg"
120          alt="Bolatito Ogbeide"
121        >
122        <div class="person--details">
123          <h3>
124            <a href="https://ng.linkedin.com/in/bolatitoogbeide/">
125              Bolatito Ogbeide
126            </a>
127            </h3>
128          <h5>
129            04-Jun-2026, 5 minute read
130          </h5>
131        </div>
132      </div>
133    </div>
134    <div class="article-preview">
135      <a class="article-preview--cover-large" href="/blog/statin-cvd-risk-calculator/">  
136        <img
137          class="lazyload article-preview--cover--image"
138          src="../images/blog/statins/statin-header-placeholder.jpg"
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140          alt="A 'systems thinking' approach to saving lives from heart attacks and strokes"
141        >
142      </a>
143      <a href="/blog/statin-cvd-risk-calculator/">
144        <h2>
145          Statin clinical decision support: Helping more high-risk patients get the medicines they need
146        </h2>
147      </a>
148      <p class="global">
149        A new feature in Simple automates cardiovascular disease risk scoring and flags eligible patients for statin therapy at the point of care, saving time and closing a critical treatment gap.
150      </p>
151      <div class="person--blog">
152        <img
153          class="person--photo"
154          src="../images/people/claire.jpg"
155          alt="Claire Steiner"
156        >
157        <div class="person--details">
158          <h3>
159            <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/clairecsteiner/">
160              Claire Steiner
161            </a>
162            </h3>
163          <h5>
164            19-May-2026, 5 minute read
165          </h5>
166        </div>
167      </div>
168    </div>
169</div>
170    <div class="articles--normal">
171    <div class="article-preview">
172      <a href="/blog/a-systems-thinking-approach-to-saving-lives-from-heart-attacks-and-strokes/" class="article-preview--cover-small">
173        <img
174          class="lazyload article-preview--cover--image"
175          src="../images/blog/a-systems-thinking-approach-to-saving-lives-from-heart-attacks-and-strokes/systems-thinking-cover.jpg"
176          data-src="../images/blog/a-systems-thinking-approach-to-saving-lives-from-heart-attacks-and-strokes/systems-thinking-cover.jpg"
177          alt="A 'systems thinking' approach to saving lives from heart attacks and strokes"
178        >
179      </a>
180      <div class="article-preview--details">
181        <a href="/blog/a-systems-thinking-approach-to-saving-lives-from-heart-attacks-and-strokes/">
182          <h2>
183            A ‘systems thinking’ approach to saving lives from heart attacks and strokes
184          </h2>
185        </a>
186        <p class="global">
187          A technologists’ skill set of crafting scalable solutions works well on notoriously hard problems like public health. The way to make it approachable is to adopt ‘systems thinking’.
188        </p>
189        <div class="person--blog">
190          <img
191            class="person--photo"
192            src="../images/people/atharva-raykar.jpeg"
193            alt="Atharva Raykar"
194          >
195          <div class="person--details">
196            <h3>
197              <a href="http://gappa.atharvaraykar.com/atharva">
198                Atharva Raykar
199              </a>
200            </h3>
201            <h5>
202              30-Dec-2024, 18 minute read
203            </h5>
204          </div>
205        </div>
206      </div>
207    </div>
208    <div class="article-preview">
209      <a href="/blog/egovernance-award/" class="article-preview--cover-small">
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214          alt="We measured how fast Simple is compared to paper systems."
215        >
216      </a>
217      <div class="article-preview--details">
218        <a href="/blog/egovernance-award/">
219          <h2>
220            Simple wins e-governance award in India
221          </h2>
222        </a>
223        <p class="global">
224          Simple was recognized with a Gold Award at the at the 27th National Conference on e-Governance.
225        </p>
226        <div class="person--blog">
227          <img
228            class="person--photo"
229            src="../images/people/daniel-burka.jpg"
230            alt="Daniel Burka"
231          >
232          <div class="person--details">
233            <h3>
234              <a href="https://danielburka.com/">
235                Daniel Burka
236              </a>
237            </h3>
238            <h5>
239              01-Oct-2024, 4 minute read
240            </h5>
241          </div>
242        </div>
243      </div>
244    </div>
245    <div class="article-preview">
246      <a href="/blog/digital-health-simple/" class="article-preview--cover-small">
247        <img
248          class="lazyload article-preview--cover--image"
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251          alt="We measured how fast Simple is compared to paper systems."
252        >
253      </a>
254      <div class="article-preview--details">
255        <a href="/blog/digital-health-simple/">
256          <h2>
257            Digital Health publishes article about Simple in India
258          </h2>
259        </a>
260        <p class="global">
261          Simple was implemented by administering a user-centered approach and agile techniques. The authors explain how we did this.
262        </p>
263        <div class="person--blog">
264          <img
265            class="person--photo"
266            src="../images/people/daniel-burka.jpg"
267            alt="Daniel Burka"
268          >
269          <div class="person--details">
270            <h3>
271              <a href="https://danielburka.com/">
272                Daniel Burka
273              </a>
274            </h3>
275            <h5>
276              17-Jul-2024, 4 minute read
277            </h5>
278          </div>
279        </div>
280      </div>
281    </div>
282    </div>
283    <div class="articles--normal">
284    <div class="article-preview">
285      <a href="/blog/fast-and-simple-user-testing-for-healthcare/" class="article-preview--cover-small">
286        <img
287          class="lazyload article-preview--cover--image"
288          src="../images/blog/user-testing-guide/user-testing-guide-placeholder.jpg"
289          data-src="../images/blog/user-testing-guide/user-testing-guide.jpg"
290          alt="Guide: Fast & simple user testing for healthcare"
291        >
292      </a>
293      <div class="article-preview--details">
294        <a href="/blog/fast-and-simple-user-testing-for-healthcare/">
295          <h2>
296            Guide: Fast & simple user testing for healthcare
297          </h2>
298        </a>
299        <p class="global">
300          A practical guide for user testing your software, so healthcare workers will love it. The guide is based on 6 years of experience user testing Simple, DHIS2, OpenSRP, and other digital health tools.
301        </p>
302        <div class="person--blog">
303          <img
304            class="person--photo"
305            src="../images/people/tony-joy.jpg"
306            alt="Tony Joy"
307          >
308          <div class="person--details">
309            <h3>
310              <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/tony-joy/">
311                Tony Joy
312              </a>
313            </h3>
314            <h5>
315              18-Apr-2024, 2 minute read
316            </h5>
317          </div>
318        </div>
319      </div>
320    </div>
321    <div class="article-preview">
322      <a href="/blog/hearts360-dashboard/" class="article-preview--cover-small">
323        <img
324          class="lazyload article-preview--cover--image"
325          src="../images/blog/hearts360-dashboard/hearts360-placeholder.jpg"
326          data-src="../images/blog/hearts360-dashboard/hearts360.jpg"
327          alt="Hearts 360: A gold-standard dashboard for hypertension and diabetes programs"
328        >
329      </a>
330      <div class="article-preview--details">
331        <a href="/blog/hearts360-dashboard/">
332          <h2>
333            HEARTS360: A gold-standard dashboard for hypertension and diabetes programs
334          </h2>
335        </a>
336        <p class="global">
337          Highly effective dashboards designed for managing hypertension and diabetes programs at scale, based on WHO standard indicators.
338        </p>
339        <div class="person--blog">
340          <img
341            class="person--photo"
342            src="../images/people/jamie-carter.jpg"
343            alt="Jamie Carter"
344          >
345          <div class="person--details">
346            <h3>
347              <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamiecarter7/">
348                Jamie Carter
349              </a>
350            </h3>
351            <h5>
352              11-Apr-2024, 3 minute read
353            </h5>
354          </div>
355        </div>
356      </div>
357    </div>
358    <div class="article-preview">
359      <a href="/blog/thirty-million-bp-measures-in-simple/" class="article-preview--cover-small">
360        <img
361          class="lazyload article-preview--cover--image"
362          src="../images/blog/thirty-million-bp-measures/30-million-bp-measures-placeholder.jpg"
363          data-src="../images/blog/thirty-million-bp-measures/30-million-bp-measures.jpg"
364          alt="30 million blood pressure measures recorded in Simple"
365        >
366      </a>
367      <div class="article-preview--details">
368        <a href="/blog/thirty-million-bp-measures-in-simple/">
369          <h2>
370            The power of 30 million blood pressure measures
371          </h2>
372        </a>
373        <p class="global">
374          To celebrate 30 million blood pressures in Simple let's explore the power of a humble blood pressure measure.
375        </p>
376        <div class="person--blog">
377          <img
378            class="person--photo"
379            src="../images/people/jamie-carter.jpg"
380            alt="Jamie Carter"
381          >
382          <div class="person--details">
383            <h3>
384              <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamiecarter7/">
385                Jamie Carter
386              </a>
387            </h3>
388            <h5>
389              06-Mar-2024, 8 minute read
390            </h5>
391          </div>
392        </div>
393      </div>
394    </div>
395    </div>
396    <div class="articles--normal">
397    <div class="article-preview">
398      <a href="/blog/digital-playbook-chronic-disease-management/" class="article-preview--cover-small">
399        <img
400          class="lazyload article-preview--cover--image"
401          src="../images/blog/digital-playbook/cover-placeholder.jpg"
402          data-src="../images/blog/digital-playbook/[email protected]"
403          alt="A PDF playbook explaining what we have learned."
404        >
405      </a>
406      <div class="article-preview--details">
407        <a href="/blog/digital-playbook-chronic-disease-management/">
408          <h2>
409            Digital playbook
410          </h2>
411        </a>
412        <p class="global">
413          Designing an optimal digital tool for hypertension and other long-term treatment programs — Lessons learned over the last 6 years.
414        </p>
415        <div class="person--blog">
416          <img
417            class="person--photo"
418            src="../images/people/daniel-burka.jpg"
419            alt="Daniel Burka"
420          >
421          <div class="person--details">
422            <h3>
423              <a href="https://danielburka.com/">
424                Daniel Burka
425              </a>
426            </h3>
427            <h5>
428              22-Feb-2024, 3 minute read
429            </h5>
430          </div>
431        </div>
432      </div>
433    </div>
434    <div class="article-preview">
435      <a href="/blog/revealing-data-behind-overdue-patient-calls/" class="article-preview--cover-small">
436        <img
437          class="lazyload article-preview--cover--image"
438          src="../images/blog/revealing-data-behind-overdue-patient-calls/cover-placeholder.png"
439          data-src="../images/blog/revealing-data-behind-overdue-patient-calls/cover.png"
440          alt="How do we reveal the data behind overdue patient calls in a meaningful way?"
441        >
442      </a>
443      <div class="article-preview--details">
444        <a href="/blog/revealing-data-behind-overdue-patient-calls/">
445          <h2>
446            Calling overdue patients helps improve return-to-care rates.
447          </h2>
448        </a>
449        <p class="global">
450          How do we reveal the data behind overdue patient calls in a meaningful way?
451        </p>
452        <div class="person--blog">
453          <img
454            class="person--photo"
455            src="../images/people/jamie-carter.jpg"
456            alt="Jamie Carter"
457          >
458          <div class="person--details">
459            <h3>
460              <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamiecarter7/">
461                Jamie Carter
462              </a>
463            </h3>
464            <h5>
465              10-Jan-2024, 8 minute read
466            </h5>
467          </div>
468        </div>
469      </div>
470    </div>
471    <div class="article-preview">
472      <a href="/blog/simple-time-motion-study/" class="article-preview--cover-small">
473        <img
474          class="lazyload article-preview--cover--image"
475          src="../images/blog/time-motion/cover.jpg"
476          data-src="../images/blog/time-motion/cover.png"
477          alt="We measured how fast Simple is compared to paper systems."
478        >
479      </a>
480      <div class="article-preview--details">
481        <a href="/blog/simple-time-motion-study/">
482          <h2>
483            The impact of the Simple app on nurse efficiency
484          </h2>
485        </a>
486        <p class="global">
487          In a time-and-motion study conducted in India, Simple was shown to streamline hypertension care.
488        </p>
489        <div class="person--blog">
490          <img
491            class="person--photo"
492            src="../images/people/ashish.jpg"
493            alt="Dr. Ashish Krishna"
494          >
495          <div class="person--details">
496            <h3>
497              <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/drashishkrishna/">
498                Dr. Ashish Krishna
499              </a>
500            </h3>
501            <h5>
502              31-May-2023, 4 minute read
503            </h5>
504          </div>
505        </div>
506      </div>
507    </div>
508    </div>
509    <div class="articles--normal">
510    <div class="article-preview">
511      <a href="/blog/simple-en-espanol/" class="article-preview--cover-small">
512        <img
513          class="lazyload article-preview--cover--image"
514          src="../images/blog/spanish-simple/cover-placeholder.jpg"
515          data-src="../images/blog/spanish-simple/cover.jpg"
516          alt="Simple is now available in Spanish."
517        >
518      </a>
519      <div class="article-preview--details">
520        <a href="/blog/simple-en-espanol/">
521          <h2>
522            Simple en español
523          </h2>
524        </a>
525        <p class="global">
526          Simple is now available in Spanish, thanks to open source contributions from the community.
527        </p>
528        <div class="person--blog">
529          <img
530            class="person--photo"
531            src="../images/people/daniel-burka.jpg"
532            alt="Daniel Burka"
533          >
534          <div class="person--details">
535            <h3>
536              <a href="https://danielburka.com/">
537                Daniel Burka
538              </a>
539            </h3>
540            <h5>
541              14-Apr-2023, 3 minute read
542            </h5>
543          </div>
544        </div>
545      </div>
546    </div>
547    <div class="article-preview">
548      <a href="/blog/bmj-keep-it-simple/" class="article-preview--cover-small">
549        <img
550          class="lazyload article-preview--cover--image"
551          src="../images/blog/bmj-2023/cover-placeholder.jpg"
552          data-src="../images/blog/bmj-2023/cover.jpg"
553          alt="BMJ Health and Care Informatics article"
554        >
555      </a>
556      <div class="article-preview--details">
557        <a href="/blog/bmj-keep-it-simple/">
558          <h2>
559            BMJ implementer report about Simple
560          </h2>
561        </a>
562        <p class="global">
563          We published an implementer report in BMJ outlining the key factors to succeed with a digital system for monitoring a large-scale hypertension program.
564        </p>
565        <div class="person--blog">
566          <img
567            class="person--photo"
568            src="../images/people/daniel-burka.jpg"
569            alt="Daniel Burka"
570          >
571          <div class="person--details">
572            <h3>
573              <a href="https://danielburka.com/">
574                Daniel Burka
575              </a>
576            </h3>
577            <h5>
578              27-Feb-2023, 5 minute read
579            </h5>
580          </div>
581        </div>
582      </div>
583    </div>
584    <div class="article-preview">
585      <a href="/blog/generating-powerful-insights-through-contextual-inquiry/" class="article-preview--cover-small">
586        <img
587          class="lazyload article-preview--cover--image"
588          src="../images/blog/2022-09-14-generating-powerful-insights-through-contextual-inquiry/cover-placeholder.jpg"
589          data-src="../images/blog/2022-09-14-generating-powerful-insights-through-contextual-inquiry/cover.jpg"
590          alt="Generating powerful insights through contextual inquiry"
591        >
592      </a>
593      <div class="article-preview--details">
594        <a href="/blog/generating-powerful-insights-through-contextual-inquiry/">
595          <h2>
596            Generating powerful insights through contextual inquiry
597          </h2>
598        </a>
599        <p class="global">
600          Sometimes, quiet observation surpasses extended interviews.
601        </p>
602        <div class="person--blog">
603          <img
604            class="person--photo"
605            src="../images/people/aarti.jpg"
606            alt="Aarti Bhatnagar"
607          >
608          <div class="person--details">
609            <h3>
610              <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/aarti-bhatnagar">
611                Aarti Bhatnagar
612              </a>
613            </h3>
614            <h5>
615              14-Sep-2022, 10 minute read
616            </h5>
617          </div>
618        </div>
619      </div>
620    </div>
621    </div>
622    <div class="articles--normal">
623    <div class="article-preview">
624      <a href="/blog/open-source-simple/" class="article-preview--cover-small">
625        <img
626          class="lazyload article-preview--cover--image"
627          src="../images/blog/virtual-tech-talk/cover-placeholder.jpg"
628          data-src="../images/blog/virtual-tech-talk/cover.png"
629          alt="Join us for a discussion about open source software in public health"
630        >
631      </a>
632      <div class="article-preview--details">
633        <a href="/blog/open-source-simple/">
634          <h2>
635            Discuss: Tech can do many things — good and bad.
636          </h2>
637        </a>
638        <p class="global">
639          Join us to hear about how the Simple engineering team believes in and strives for technology for social good.
640        </p>
641        <div class="person--blog">
642          <img
643            class="person--photo"
644            src="../images/people/misu.jpg"
645            alt="Misu Tasnim"
646          >
647          <div class="person--details">
648            <h3>
649              <a href="https://twitter.com/misu_tasnim">
650                Misu Tasnim
651              </a>
652            </h3>
653            <h5>
654              09-Aug-2022, 2 minute read
655            </h5>
656          </div>
657        </div>
658      </div>
659    </div>
660    <div class="article-preview">
661      <a href="/blog/two-million-patients/" class="article-preview--cover-small">
662        <img
663          class="lazyload article-preview--cover--image"
664          src="../images/blog/two-million/cover.jpg"
665          data-src="../images/blog/two-million/cover.jpg"
666          alt="Simple now has two million patients enrolled"
667        >
668      </a>
669      <div class="article-preview--details">
670        <a href="/blog/two-million-patients/">
671          <h2>
672            2 million patients
673          </h2>
674        </a>
675        <p class="global">
676          Simple just crossed a huge milestone: healthcare workers have now registered more than two million patients with hypertension and diabetes.
677        </p>
678        <div class="person--blog">
679          <img
680            class="person--photo"
681            src="../images/people/daniel-burka.jpg"
682            alt="Daniel Burka"
683          >
684          <div class="person--details">
685            <h3>
686              <a href="https://danielburka.com/">
687                Daniel Burka
688              </a>
689            </h3>
690            <h5>
691              02-May-2022, 3 minute read
692            </h5>
693          </div>
694        </div>
695      </div>
696    </div>
697    <div class="article-preview">
698      <a href="/blog/simple-digital-public-goods/" class="article-preview--cover-small">
699        <img
700          class="lazyload article-preview--cover--image"
701          src="../images/blog/simple_digital_public_goods/cover.jpg"
702          data-src="../images/blog/simple_digital_public_goods/cover.png"
703          alt="Digital Public Goods Alliance"
704        >
705      </a>
706      <div class="article-preview--details">
707        <a href="/blog/simple-digital-public-goods/">
708          <h2>
709            Simple is now a Digital Public Good
710          </h2>
711        </a>
712        <p class="global">
713          Today we are thrilled that Simple is counted as a 'Digital Public Good' alongside many other incredible open source projects working to achieve the United Nation's sustainable development goals.
714        </p>
715        <div class="person--blog">
716          <img
717            class="person--photo"
718            src="../images/people/daniel-burka.jpg"
719            alt="Daniel Burka"
720          >
721          <div class="person--details">
722            <h3>
723              <a href="https://danielburka.com/">
724                Daniel Burka
725              </a>
726            </h3>
727            <h5>
728              03-Jan-2022, 3 minute read
729            </h5>
730          </div>
731        </div>
732      </div>
733    </div>
734    </div>
735    <div class="articles--normal">
736    <div class="article-preview">
737      <a href="/blog/user-centered-design-public-health/" class="article-preview--cover-small">
738        <img
739          class="lazyload article-preview--cover--image"
740          src="../images/blog/user-centered-design/cover-placeholder.jpg"
741          data-src="../images/blog/user-centered-design/cover.png"
742          alt="Time is the most important factor in designing tools that work."
743        >
744      </a>
745      <div class="article-preview--details">
746        <a href="/blog/user-centered-design-public-health/">
747          <h2>
748            Clinical software must respect clinicians' precious time
749          </h2>
750        </a>
751        <p class="global">
752          A user-centered approach to designing digital tools for global public health quickly surfaces that “time” is the most underappreciated factor.
753        </p>
754        <div class="person--blog">
755          <img
756            class="person--photo"
757            src="../images/people/daniel-burka.jpg"
758            alt="Daniel Burka"
759          >
760          <div class="person--details">
761            <h3>
762              <a href="https://danielburka.com/">
763                Daniel Burka
764              </a>
765            </h3>
766            <h5>
767              04-Oct-2021, 18 minute read
768            </h5>
769          </div>
770        </div>
771      </div>
772    </div>
773    <div class="article-preview">
774      <a href="/blog/requirements-of-a-hypertension-management-system/" class="article-preview--cover-small">
775        <img
776          class="lazyload article-preview--cover--image"
777          src="../images/blog/requirements-htn-system/cover-placeholder.jpg"
778          data-src="../images/blog/requirements-htn-system/cover.png"
779          alt="Requirements of a hypertension management system"
780        >
781      </a>
782      <div class="article-preview--details">
783        <a href="/blog/requirements-of-a-hypertension-management-system/">
784          <h2>
785            Requirements for a digital information system for hypertension control
786          </h2>
787        </a>
788        <p class="global">
789          Healthcare workers are too busy to enter detailed data—but a hypertension control program needs just a few key pieces of data to improve patient care. Keep it simple.
790        </p>
791        <div class="person--blog">
792          <img
793            class="person--photo"
794            src="../images/people/daniel-burka.jpg"
795            alt="Daniel Burka"
796          >
797          <div class="person--details">
798            <h3>
799              <a href="https://danielburka.com/">
800                Daniel Burka
801              </a>
802            </h3>
803            <h5>
804              27-Sep-2021, 15 minute read
805            </h5>
806          </div>
807        </div>
808      </div>
809    </div>
810    <div class="article-preview">
811      <a href="/blog/one-million-patients/" class="article-preview--cover-small">
812        <img
813          class="lazyload article-preview--cover--image"
814          src="/images/blog/one-million-patients/cover-placeholder.jpg"
815          data-src="../images/blog/one-million-patients/cover.png"
816          alt="1 million patients"
817        >
818      </a>
819      <div class="article-preview--details">
820        <a href="/blog/one-million-patients/">
821          <h2>
822            1 million patients
823          </h2>
824        </a>
825        <p class="global">
826          A million patients with hypertension and diabetes are being managed by clinicians using Simple in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and India.
827        </p>
828        <div class="person--blog">
829          <img
830            class="person--photo"
831            src="../images/people/aarti.jpg"
832            alt="Aarti Bhatnagar"
833          >
834          <div class="person--details">
835            <h3>
836              <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/aarti-bhatnagar">
837                Aarti Bhatnagar
838              </a>
839            </h3>
840            <h5>
841              14-Sep-2021, 2 minute read
842            </h5>
843          </div>
844        </div>
845      </div>
846    </div>
847    </div>
848    <div class="articles--normal">
849    <div class="article-preview">
850      <a href="/blog/testimonial-simple/" class="article-preview--cover-small">
851        <img
852          class="lazyload article-preview--cover--image"
853          src="../images/blog/testimonial-simple/cover-placeholder.jpg"
854          data-src="../images/blog/testimonial-simple/cover.jpg"
855          alt="Philomina, a staff nurse in India, holding her Android phone and explains Simple"
856        >
857      </a>
858      <div class="article-preview--details">
859        <a href="/blog/testimonial-simple/">
860          <h2>
861            Philomina, a staff nurse in India, explains how she uses Simple
862          </h2>
863        </a>
864        <p class="global">
865          We received this wonderful testimonial, recorded by a staff nurse in Maharashtra.
866        </p>
867        <div class="person--blog">
868          <img
869            class="person--photo"
870            src="../images/people/daniel-burka.jpg"
871            alt="Daniel Burka"
872          >
873          <div class="person--details">
874            <h3>
875              <a href="https://danielburka.com/">
876                Daniel Burka
877              </a>
878            </h3>
879            <h5>
880              15-Oct-2020, 3 minute read
881            </h5>
882          </div>
883        </div>
884      </div>
885    </div>
886    <div class="article-preview">
887      <a href="/blog/bp-passport-app/" class="article-preview--cover-small">
888        <img
889          class="lazyload article-preview--cover--image"
890          src="../images/blog/bp-passport-app/cover-placeholder.jpg"
891          data-src="../images/blog/bp-passport-app/[email protected]"
892          alt="Action shot of a patient named Harnanth Singh who offered to share his story"
893        >
894      </a>
895      <div class="article-preview--details">
896        <a href="/blog/bp-passport-app/">
897          <h2>
898            BP Passport app for patients
899          </h2>
900        </a>
901        <p class="global">
902          The world's simplest personal hypertension charting app
903        </p>
904        <div class="person--blog">
905          <img
906            class="person--photo"
907            src="../images/people/mahima.jpg"
908            alt="Mahima Chandak"
909          >
910          <div class="person--details">
911            <h3>
912              <a href="https://twitter.com/mahima_chandak">
913                Mahima Chandak
914              </a>
915            </h3>
916            <h5>
917              14-Jul-2020, 3 minute read
918            </h5>
919          </div>
920        </div>
921      </div>
922    </div>
923    <div class="article-preview">
924      <a href="/blog/remote-user-testing-during-lockdown/" class="article-preview--cover-small">
925        <img
926          class="lazyload article-preview--cover--image"
927          src="../images/blog/remote-user-testing-during-lockdown/cover-placeholder.png"
928          data-src="../images/blog/remote-user-testing-during-lockdown/cover.png"
929          alt="Remote user testing illustration"
930        >
931      </a>
932      <div class="article-preview--details">
933        <a href="/blog/remote-user-testing-during-lockdown/">
934          <h2>
935            Remote user testing during lockdown
936          </h2>
937        </a>
938        <p class="global">
939          How we create better software for healthcare workers with remote user testing methods
940        </p>
941        <div class="person--blog">
942          <img
943            class="person--photo"
944            src="../images/people/pragati.jpg"
945            alt="Pragati Mehrotra"
946          >
947          <div class="person--details">
948            <h3>
949              <a href="https://twitter.com/Pragti_">
950                Pragati Mehrotra
951              </a>
952            </h3>
953            <h5>
954              08-Jun-2020, 3 minute read
955            </h5>
956          </div>
957        </div>
958      </div>
959    </div>
960    </div>
961    <div class="articles--normal">
962    <div class="article-preview">
963      <a href="/blog/simple-and-bangladesh/" class="article-preview--cover-small">
964        <img
965          class="lazyload article-preview--cover--image"
966          src="../images/blog/simple-and-bangladesh/cover-placeholder.jpg"
967          data-src="../images/blog/simple-and-bangladesh/cover.jpg"
968          alt="An image gallery of people using Simple"
969        >
970      </a>
971      <div class="article-preview--details">
972        <a href="/blog/simple-and-bangladesh/">
973          <h2>
974            Simple + Bangladesh
975          </h2>
976        </a>
977        <p class="global">
978          Simple is now deployed in hospitals in northern Bangladesh
979        </p>
980        <div class="person--blog">
981          <img
982            class="person--photo"
983            src="../images/people/tanushree.jpg"
984            alt="Tanushree Jindal"
985          >
986          <div class="person--details">
987            <h3>
988              <a href="https://twitter.com/tanushree">
989                Tanushree Jindal
990              </a>
991            </h3>
992            <h5>
993              25-Feb-2020, 2 minute read
994            </h5>
995          </div>
996        </div>
997      </div>
998    </div>
999    <div class="article-preview">
1000      <a href="/blog/simple-wins-best-in-show/" class="article-preview--cover-small">
1001        <img
1002          class="lazyload article-preview--cover--image"
1003          src="../images/blog/simple-wins-best-in-show/cover-placeholder.jpg"
1004          data-src="../images/blog/simple-wins-best-in-show/cover.jpg"
1005          alt="Trophy for "2020 Best in Show""
1006        >
1007      </a>
1008      <div class="article-preview--details">
1009        <a href="/blog/simple-wins-best-in-show/">
1010          <h2>
1011            Simple Wins "Best in Show" at the IxDA Awards in Milan
1012          </h2>
1013        </a>
1014        <p class="global">
1015          Simple was recognized with the top prize at the Interaction 20 Conference
1016        </p>
1017        <div class="person--blog">
1018          <img
1019            class="person--photo"
1020            src="../images/people/averma.jpg"
1021            alt="Akshay Verma"
1022          >
1023          <div class="person--details">
1024            <h3>
1025              <a href="https://twitter.com/akshayverma1">
1026                Akshay Verma
1027              </a>
1028            </h3>
1029            <h5>
1030              12-Feb-2020, 3 minute read
1031            </h5>
1032          </div>
1033        </div>
1034      </div>
1035    </div>
1036    <div class="article-preview">
1037      <a href="/blog/offline-first-apps/" class="article-preview--cover-small">
1038        <img
1039          class="lazyload article-preview--cover--image"
1040          src="../images/blog/offline-first-apps/cover-placeholder.jpg"
1041          data-src="../images/blog/offline-first-apps/cover.jpg"
1042          alt="A nurse using the offline-first Simple app in rural Punjab"
1043        >
1044      </a>
1045      <div class="article-preview--details">
1046        <a href="/blog/offline-first-apps/">
1047          <h2>
1048            Offline-first apps are appropriate for many clinical environments
1049          </h2>
1050        </a>
1051        <p class="global">
1052          How making Simple an offline-first app reduces patient wait time
1053        </p>
1054        <div class="person--blog">
1055          <img
1056            class="person--photo"
1057            src="../images/people/govind.jpg"
1058            alt="Govind Joshi"
1059          >
1060          <div class="person--details">
1061            <h3>
1062              <a href="https://nilenso/com/people/html#govind">
1063                Govind Joshi
1064              </a>
1065            </h3>
1066            <h5>
1067              02-Jan-2020, 6 minute read
1068            </h5>
1069          </div>
1070        </div>
1071      </div>
1072    </div>
1073    </div>
1074    <div class="articles--normal">
1075    <div class="article-preview">
1076      <a href="/blog/co-creation-with-nurses/" class="article-preview--cover-small">
1077        <img
1078          class="lazyload article-preview--cover--image"
1079          src="../images/blog/co-creation-with-nurses/cover-placeholder.jpg"
1080          data-src="../images/blog/co-creation-with-nurses/cover.jpg"
1081          alt="A nurse and a Community Health Officer sharing their ideas for Simple at a Health and Wellness Centre in Bathinda, Punjab"
1082        >
1083      </a>
1084      <div class="article-preview--details">
1085        <a href="/blog/co-creation-with-nurses/">
1086          <h2>
1087            Co-creation with nurses
1088          </h2>
1089        </a>
1090        <p class="global">
1091          How we make better software for our users by creating solutions together
1092        </p>
1093        <div class="person--blog">
1094          <img
1095            class="person--photo"
1096            src="../images/people/pragati.jpg"
1097            alt="Pragati Mehrotra"
1098          >
1099          <div class="person--details">
1100            <h3>
1101              <a href="https://twitter.com/Pragti_">
1102                Pragati Mehrotra
1103              </a>
1104            </h3>
1105            <h5>
1106              17-Dec-2019, 6 minute read
1107            </h5>
1108          </div>
1109        </div>
1110      </div>
1111    </div>
1112    <div class="article-preview">
1113      <a href="/blog/phone-interviews-with-users/" class="article-preview--cover-small">
1114        <img
1115          class="lazyload article-preview--cover--image"
1116          src="../images/blog/phone-interviews-with-users/cover-placeholder.png"
1117          data-src="../images/blog/phone-interviews-with-users/cover.png"
1118          alt="On the phone with a healthcare worker"
1119        >
1120      </a>
1121      <div class="article-preview--details">
1122        <a href="/blog/phone-interviews-with-users/">
1123          <h2>
1124            How regular phone interviews with users gets us excellent insights
1125          </h2>
1126        </a>
1127        <p class="global">
1128          Regularly scheduled phone calls helps us identify patterns of concern
1129        </p>
1130        <div class="person--blog">
1131          <img
1132            class="person--photo"
1133            src="../images/people/tanushree.jpg"
1134            alt="Tanushree Jindal"
1135          >
1136          <div class="person--details">
1137            <h3>
1138              <a href="https://twitter.com/tanushree">
1139                Tanushree Jindal
1140              </a>
1141            </h3>
1142            <h5>
1143              20-Nov-2019, 7 minute read
1144            </h5>
1145          </div>
1146        </div>
1147      </div>
1148    </div>
1149    <div class="article-preview">
1150      <a href="/blog/a-day-in-the-life/" class="article-preview--cover-small">
1151        <img
1152          class="lazyload article-preview--cover--image"
1153          src="../images/blog/a-day-in-the-life/cover-placeholder.jpg"
1154          data-src="../images/blog/a-day-in-the-life/cover.jpg"
1155          alt="Action shot of a patient named Harnanth Singh who offered to share his story"
1156        >
1157      </a>
1158      <div class="article-preview--details">
1159        <a href="/blog/a-day-in-the-life/">
1160          <h2>
1161            A day in the life
1162          </h2>
1163        </a>
1164        <p class="global">
1165          How a nurse uses Simple to help save patients with hypertension
1166        </p>
1167        <div class="person--blog">
1168          <img
1169            class="person--photo"
1170            src="../images/people/averma.jpg"
1171            alt="Akshay Verma"
1172          >
1173          <div class="person--details">
1174            <h3>
1175              <a href="https://twitter.com/akshayverma1">
1176                Akshay Verma
1177              </a>
1178            </h3>
1179            <h5>
1180              10-Oct-2019, 4 minute read
1181            </h5>
1182          </div>
1183        </div>
1184      </div>
1185    </div>
1186    </div>
1187    <div class="articles--normal">
1188    <div class="article-preview">
1189      <a href="/blog/training-the-simple-way/" class="article-preview--cover-small">
1190        <img
1191          class="lazyload article-preview--cover--image"
1192          src="../images/blog/training-the-simple-way/cover-placeholder.jpg"
1193          data-src="../images/blog/training-the-simple-way/cover.jpg"
1194          alt="Training video for Simple"
1195        >
1196      </a>
1197      <div class="article-preview--details">
1198        <a href="/blog/training-the-simple-way/">
1199          <h2>
1200            Training, the Simple way
1201          </h2>
1202        </a>
1203        <p class="global">
1204          The tools and methods the Simple team uses to train clinicians
1205        </p>
1206        <div class="person--blog">
1207          <img
1208            class="person--photo"
1209            src="../images/people/deepa.jpg"
1210            alt="Deepa Venkatraman"
1211          >
1212          <div class="person--details">
1213            <h3>
1214              <a href="https://nilenso.com/people/html#deepa">
1215                Deepa Venkatraman
1216              </a>
1217            </h3>
1218            <h5>
1219              04-Oct-2019, 4 minute read
1220            </h5>
1221          </div>
1222        </div>
1223      </div>
1224    </div>
1225    <div class="article-preview">
1226      <a href="/blog/what-we-are-learning/" class="article-preview--cover-small">
1227        <img
1228          class="lazyload article-preview--cover--image"
1229          src="../images/blog/what-we-are-learning/cover-placeholder.jpg"
1230          data-src="../images/blog/what-we-are-learning/cover.jpg"
1231          alt="A doctor using Simple in a primary health center in Maharashtra, India in 2019"
1232        >
1233      </a>
1234      <div class="article-preview--details">
1235        <a href="/blog/what-we-are-learning/">
1236          <h2>
1237            What we are learning by creating an ultra-thin EMR
1238          </h2>
1239        </a>
1240        <p class="global">
1241          How clinicians use Simple to manage 125,000 patients with hypertension
1242        </p>
1243        <div class="person--blog">
1244          <img
1245            class="person--photo"
1246            src="../images/people/daniel-burka.jpg"
1247            alt="Daniel Burka"
1248          >
1249          <div class="person--details">
1250            <h3>
1251              <a href="https://danielburka.com/">
1252                Daniel Burka
1253              </a>
1254            </h3>
1255            <h5>
1256              18-Sep-2019, 11 minute read
1257            </h5>
1258          </div>
1259        </div>
1260      </div>
1261    </div>
1262    <div class="article-preview">
1263      <a href="/blog/5-articles-to-convince-leaders/" class="article-preview--cover-small">
1264        <img
1265          class="lazyload article-preview--cover--image"
1266          src="../images/blog/5-articles-to-convince-leaders/cover-placeholder.jpg"
1267          data-src="../images/blog/5-articles-to-convince-leaders/cover.jpg"
1268          alt="5 articles to convince leaders that design and usability matters"
1269        >
1270      </a>
1271      <div class="article-preview--details">
1272        <a href="/blog/5-articles-to-convince-leaders/">
1273          <h2>
1274            5 articles to convince leaders that design and usability matters
1275          </h2>
1276        </a>
1277        <p class="global">
1278          A curated list of articles suggested by the larger design community
1279        </p>
1280        <div class="person--blog">
1281          <img
1282            class="person--photo"
1283            src="../images/people/daniel-burka.jpg"
1284            alt="Daniel Burka"
1285          >
1286          <div class="person--details">
1287            <h3>
1288              <a href="https://danielburka.com/">
1289                Daniel Burka
1290              </a>
1291            </h3>
1292            <h5>
1293              03-Sep-2019, 3 minute read
1294            </h5>
1295          </div>
1296        </div>
1297      </div>
1298    </div>
1299    </div>
1300    <div class="articles--normal">
1301    <div class="article-preview">
1302      <a href="/blog/how-storyboarding-from-real-data-drives-good-product-decisions/" class="article-preview--cover-small">
1303        <img
1304          class="lazyload article-preview--cover--image"
1305          src="../images/blog/how-storyboarding-from-real-data/cover-placeholder.jpg"
1306          data-src="../images/blog/how-storyboarding-from-real-data/cover.jpg"
1307          alt="Comic-style illustration depicting the different parts of the user's experience"
1308        >
1309      </a>
1310      <div class="article-preview--details">
1311        <a href="/blog/how-storyboarding-from-real-data-drives-good-product-decisions/">
1312          <h2>
1313            How storyboarding from real user data drives good product decisions
1314          </h2>
1315        </a>
1316        <p class="global">
1317          The process and value of storyboarding our user's experience
1318        </p>
1319        <div class="person--blog">
1320          <img
1321            class="person--photo"
1322            src="../images/people/mahima.jpg"
1323            alt="Mahima Chandak"
1324          >
1325          <div class="person--details">
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1327              <a href="https://twitter.com/mahima_chandak">
1328                Mahima Chandak
1329              </a>
1330            </h3>
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1339      <a href="/blog/how-a-simulated-clinic-helps-us-make-better-software/" class="article-preview--cover-small">
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1341          class="lazyload article-preview--cover--image"
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1345        >
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1347      <div class="article-preview--details">
1348        <a href="/blog/how-a-simulated-clinic-helps-us-make-better-software/">
1349          <h2>
1350            How a simulated clinic helps us make better software
1351          </h2>
1352        </a>
1353        <p class="global">
1354          Simulating clinics to understand our users and their work context
1355        </p>
1356        <div class="person--blog">
1357          <img
1358            class="person--photo"
1359            src="../images/people/tanushree.jpg"
1360            alt="Tanushree Jindal"
1361          >
1362          <div class="person--details">
1363            <h3>
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1365                Tanushree Jindal
1366              </a>
1367            </h3>
1368            <h5>
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1370            </h5>
1371          </div>
1372        </div>
1373      </div>
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1376      <a href="/blog/open-source-brand-design-for-simple/" class="article-preview--cover-small">
1377        <img
1378          class="lazyload article-preview--cover--image"
1379          src="../images/blog/open-source-brand-for-simple/cover-placeholder.jpg"
1380          data-src="../images/blog/open-source-brand-for-simple/cover.jpg"
1381          alt="Open source brand for Simple"
1382        >
1383      </a>
1384      <div class="article-preview--details">
1385        <a href="/blog/open-source-brand-design-for-simple/">
1386          <h2>
1387            Open source brand for Simple
1388          </h2>
1389        </a>
1390        <p class="global">
1391          The process and ideas that shaped Simple's open-source indentity
1392        </p>
1393        <div class="person--blog">
1394          <img
1395            class="person--photo"
1396            src="../images/people/daniel-burka.jpg"
1397            alt="Daniel Burka"
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1399          <div class="person--details">
1400            <h3>
1401              <a href="https://danielburka.com/">
1402                Daniel Burka
1403              </a>
1404            </h3>
1405            <h5>
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