Speaking on this occasion, Sriram(Sri) Bharatam, Iridium Interactive CEO and Founder said, “The best part about the TIBU solution is that it simplifies the delivery of health care services for patients and health workers alike and provides a cost-effective platform to reach every person requiring treatment across the country.”

TIBU is the only comprehensive disease tracking and health information system available globally. TIBU seamlessly integrates treatment and monitoring from patient to health facility to county and provincial health offices, and finally to Ministry of Health in Nairobi. This hybrid solution connects patients and providers through Android devices and Internet Cloud infrastructure and can successfully operate even in remote locations where there is no electricity and mobile signals.  TIBU’s real-time mapping, data analysis and reporting capabilities empower Ministry of Health staff at all levels to monitorand take immediate corrective actions, such as re-supplying warehouses when drug shortages arise or reallocating staff when patient demand increases.

In less than four months of national roll out across Kenya, TIBU captured electronic medical records for 75% of all Kenya’s TB patients and has reimbursed over US$300,000 (approx. Ksh. 28 million) to patients through more than 146,000 mobile payments via M-PESA. Android tablets are used to access electronic health records and to deliver short training videos developed by Iridium interactive to Ministry staff on how to operate TIBU, how to use the tab device itself, and how to gain or update medical knowledge and skills.

With the financial support of USAID, theKenya Ministry of Health provided the policy and technical direction to Iridium Interactive to develop  TIBU,  a Comprehensive Solution for Healthcare Delivery in collaboration with its innovation partners, Safaricom and Tangazoletu.

TIBU provides real-time TB and Leprosy data into DHIS 2 or the District Health Information System, Kenya’s National Health Data System and has done so by connecting information systems used by other MOH units or projects. Thus, the TIBU platform has the potential to expand into other disease verticals in Kenya, such as HIV/AIDS and Malaria, or be scaled geographically across Africa.

The 2013 Google Innovation Awards Winners were announced at the “Connected Kenya 2013” ICT event held at the SarovaWhite Sands, Mombasa on May 27-30, 2013. The Connected Kenya Summit is the brainchild of the Kenya ICT Board in consultation with industry players and key government decision-makers. The Summit provides a platform for collaboration, capacity-building and priority sharing between government and the IT sector to link and accelerate implementation of government IT projects to world class standards. The Connected Kenya Summit has been successfully held since 2009.  The theme for the 2013 Connected Kenya Summit was “The County Citizen. Served“

Kolkata, India, Jan 22^nd, 2010- INFOCOM 09-10:

India’s largest ICT (Information Communication Technology) Expo that was held in Calcutta this year saw IT experts, corporate world gurus, business users and policy makers meet at this conference with the sole objective of leveraging businesses with IT applications.

Sriram Bharatam, CEO and Founder of iridium Interactive was invited as a key speaker to share his insights on the growing influence of social media on the corporate world. He presented his views in the media panel on Creating Measurable Returns through Social Media Monitoring

There is a conversation going on online, with or without you. If you choose not to engage, you are simply giving up the ability to manage and influence what is being said. Your stakeholders (customers, employees, suppliers, and media) are already engaged in social media, as said by Mr.Bharatam while stressing on the importance of Social Media Marketing to the corporate players at the conference. He then explained Social Media Marketing as the process of being aware, taking reactive and proactive measures on conversations /content flowing in social media for corporate objectives aligned with marketing, PR, Customer Service, and Business intelligence.

He also emphasized on the importance of businesses to proactively keep pace with swiftly evolving technologies and trends to create a quantum leap towards business transformation. He then concluded the discussion stating Social media and mobile revolution hold incredible opportunity to most businesses.

About iridium Interactive:

Iridium Interactive specializes in building world class  Interactive solutions  with proprietary frameworks  in Healthcare/Pharma, Higher Education, Media & Entertainment, Retail and Non-Profit Sectors. With an   established practice in Digital Strategy, building new media solutions, Creative development and Digital marketing solutions for web 2.0 and Enterprise 2.0, iridium has serviced over 300+ clients across 3 Continents and  facilitated measurable online business growth for  its clients across nine verticals.  iridiums differentiator lies in providing a unique integrated approach of digital strategy, creative excellence, technological support and digital marketing solutions.  As one of the Top 100 IT Innovators in India Iridium’s core strength lies in applying the principles of innovation and creativity to the Internet and Mobile medium creating strategic value adds to the business.