AXIOS March 2, 2022
Erin Brodwin

Gates Foundation-backed Dimagi, which makes digital tools for health workers in remote areas, is acquiring SureAdhere, a tuberculosis-focused software startup, a source tells Axios.

Why it matters: The acquisition, which the companies confirmed to Axios, unites two public health-focused virtual care companies and gives Dimagi access to video directly observed therapy (VDOT), an important digital tool for tuberculosis care.

Details: VDOT lets health workers virtually observe people with TB as they take their medications, a complex process that often involves multiple drugs and lasts 6-12 months.

  • Beyond the convenience, virtual observation has been found to be as effective as in-person observation according to a recent study published in the medical journal JAMA Network Open.
  • Cambridge, Mass.-based Dimagi — spun...

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