Sepsis moves fast.
Recognition should
move faster.
World Aid Through Connected Health equips frontline care teams in under-resourced clinics with the connected-health tools, training, and support to see dangerous deterioration in mothers, newborns, and children earlier — while there is still time to act.
A 501(c)(3) connected-health nonprofit · Founding pilot target $1.25M
The warning signs come early. The help rarely does.
In a well-resourced hospital, a deteriorating patient is surrounded by monitors, records, and specialists. In much of the world, a mother, newborn, or child is checked by hand, intermittently, on paper — if at all. By the time deterioration is obvious, the window to intervene has often closed.
Sources: WHO Global Report on the Epidemiology and Burden of Sepsis · Global Burden of Disease Study (IHME) · The Lancet · Sepsis Alliance. Figures are global estimates; the burden falls hardest on low- and middle-income countries.
Technology alone does not close a health gap. People, training, connectivity, and trust do.
Connected-health tools have transformed care in wealthy hospitals. Almost none of that progress has reached the clinics, maternity wards, and community programs where the need is greatest — not because the tools are unaffordable, but because no one is funding the full model required to make them work: the devices and the training, the connectivity and the workflows, the data governance and the local partnership.
WATCH exists to be that bridge. We raise philanthropic capital to put practical monitoring tools, education, and implementation support into the hands of local care teams — then rigorously measure whether it helps. We do not diagnose patients, replace clinicians, or sell technology. We strengthen the people already doing the work, so a concerning change in a mother, newborn, or child is seen while it can still be treated.
A complete, field-ready connected-health program — not a device drop.
Each deployment is built with local partners and adapted to their clinical, cultural, and regulatory setting. The pieces are designed to work as one connected chain, from the bedside to the evidence base.
Local partnership
We start with committed local clinics, district hospitals, and community programs — never imposing a program from outside. Each site names a champion and helps shape the design.
Connected equipment
Low-cost wearable trackers, phones or tablets, charging and sanitation supplies, and connectivity — including satellite internet where cellular coverage falls short.
Training & workflows
Hands-on education for care teams and community health workers: enrollment, consent, device use, recognizing concerning change, and clear escalation — building local capacity, not dependency.
Implementation support
Program managers, clinical educators, and site coordinators who make sure tools are used safely and consistently, and fit the real rhythm of a busy ward.
OpenDx signal summaries
Technology partner Predicate AI Labs contributes OpenDx to organize wearable readings, vital signs, and observations into clear, evidence-linked summaries that support — never replace — clinical judgment.
Evidence & learning
We measure feasibility, adoption, data quality, and usefulness, then publish what we learn — creating a model other communities can safely replicate.
The people at the sharp edge of the gap.
Pregnant & postpartum women
Supporting monitoring through high-risk periods when maternal sepsis can escalate quickly and quietly.
Infants after birth & discharge
Watching for early, subtle signs of infection in the first fragile days and weeks of life.
Pediatric patients at risk
Helping teams track infection-related deterioration in children in resource-limited care.
Frontline clinicians & CHWs
Giving nurses, midwives, and community health workers better visibility and clearer escalation.
Local health organizations
Strengthening rural clinics, mission hospitals, and maternal programs with lasting capacity.
The wider community
Sharing open evidence and training so responsible connected health reaches far beyond our sites.
Fund the pilot that proves the model.
Our first campaign funds a 12-month founding pilot across two to three care settings — the people, devices, connectivity, training, and evaluation needed to make connected health genuinely useful, safe, and sustainable where it's needed most.
Where your gift goes
WATCH accepts gifts by credit card and recurring donations through our campaign platforms, and by donor-advised fund, wire transfer, check, and stock for larger commitments. Foundations and partners exploring the pilot can reach us directly at createchange@worldaidthroughconnectedhealth.org. All gifts are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
Built for the scrutiny that trust requires.
WATCH is designed from the outset for the diligence of donors, partners, and regulators — with independent oversight and clear guardrails around every relationship and every data point.
Independent board oversight
An independent board of directors oversees mission, finances, major partnerships, and executive leadership — with expertise spanning maternal and child health, bioethics, data privacy, and nonprofit finance.
Conflict-of-interest controls
Any paid or in-kind relationship is reviewed and approved by disinterested board members, documented at fair market value, with conflict disclosures from all officers, directors, and advisors.
Responsible data governance
Patient data is protected by consent, local approvals, and data-use agreements. Data is de-identified or coded wherever feasible, and access is limited, mission-aligned, and never commercialized.
Charitable mission first
No charitable funds subsidize private product development. No part of WATCH's earnings benefits any private individual or company. Public-benefit reporting keeps the mission accountable.
A technology partner contributes tools. We stay independent.
Predicate AI Labs contributes the OpenDx platform to WATCH-supported programs under written, board-approved agreements. Because Predicate is a private company, we apply layered safeguards — independent review, fair-market documentation, and strict data-use limits — so the collaboration always serves patients and communities first.
World Aid Through Connected Health operates a charitable connected-health program. Predicate provides technology support. Any resulting data access is governed, consented, limited, and mission-aligned — protecting patients, local partners, and our exempt purpose.
Three ways to help us close the gap.
Fund the founding pilot
Your gift buys devices, trains care teams, and funds the evaluation that turns a promising idea into a proven, replicable model. Give once or monthly.
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