Data in Action: Driving Improvement Through Real-Time Dashboards
- APT-Sepsis Team
- Oct 28
- 1 min read
In Malawi real-time dashboards were introduced to monitor key indicators such as infection rates, antibiotic availability, Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) materials, and patient monitoring tools. These visual tools enabled rapid gap identification, performance tracking, and proactive responses, while also serving as feedback systems to help healthcare teams assess performance, address bottlenecks, and take data-driven corrective action.
Different dashboards were used for different purposes. Hub team members used the dashboard daily to monitor intervention supplies utilizing the traffic light system and address if any issues observed which helped in ensuring sites were consistently stocked with intervention materials.
Every quarter, while at the facility, champions, managers and staff had an opportunity to see their performance in real time. This was a motivation; it formed a very important basis for fruitful discussions among them and many action points were developed to ensure they see an improvement in the subsequent visit. In one feedback session, after noticing a drop in proportion of antibiotic prophylaxis at C/S, the District Nursing and Midwifery Officer called for a meeting with unit in charges to discuss. This showed how effective and informing the dashboards were in the implementation.
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