Friends for Medicine, Israel’s largest organization supporting the accessibility of medicines, recently launched an initiative to improve the process of donating and collecting medicines through a new dedicated app named “Get Taxi for the Pharmaceutical World”. , achieved a significant milestone in community service. Developed for Friends for Medicine by Code for Israel volunteers, the main purpose of this app is to simplify the technical logistics of the donation process.
The app displays a marked map showing the nearest centers where you can donate surplus medicines. Additionally, if the app identifies donations that include expensive or rare drugs, it will prioritize collection of those drugs. “Thanks to this technological advancement, we have seen a significant increase in requests for donations due to the efficiency with which we process the information we receive,” the organization reports.
Code for Israel: Local tech industry strengthens
Code for Israel is one of the most exciting and effective initiatives of this period, made up of hundreds of volunteers from the local technology sector, and is dedicated to harnessing the unique human capital of the technology and “Start-up Nation”. We leverage and provide technical solutions to a variety of problems to help. Society and community are in the middle of a continuing war.
In fact, Code for Israel was initially founded to bridge the gap between the technology industry and society and the public sphere. In recent years, hundreds of movement volunteers have taken part in interesting and important social projects, taking advantage of technological advances and emerging country uniqueness to support and streamline Israel’s social sector. Over the past year, since the war began, thousands of Israeli nonprofit organizations have needed to operate at maximum capacity (often with minimal staff). Here, the organization “Code for Israel” takes part in a project aimed at optimizing and leveraging the operations of non-profit organizations, both in everyday times and especially in emergencies.
Code for Israel is comprised of a community of more than 1,000 volunteers in fields such as data, software, product development, information systems, and entrepreneurship. Typically, the organization focuses on developing and implementing technological solutions for Israeli social organizations to increase social impact and leverage the capabilities of technology to streamline processes for these organizations. During the war, efforts were redirected to support non-profit organizations and emergency response initiatives, establishing various interfaces from the ground up, alongside introducing and developing technological solutions to improve the quantity and quality of care. We provide technical support to help organizations focus on emergencies. The sacred work they do. Among the many projects Code for Israel has covered, several organizations have been involved in the war and aftermath, including implementing management systems and scheduling tools for nonprofit organizations that provide emotional support and assistance to victims. Required special adjustments related to impact.
Among sharing economy experts, Israel is considered a global pioneer in the field of drug sharing. Regulation of this sensitive area in the Western world is extremely complex, and tens of millions of shekels are being put to optimal use, thanks to Israeli stakeholders who have found a mechanism that allows medicines to be transferred from hand to hand. now. These amounts have already been paid by someone else, such as the patient, the health fund, or the insurance company, and without regulatory adjustments, they would have been “thrown in the trash” with the drugs and wasted. In this context, the work of the Friends for Medicine organization serves as an attractive and unique model in the world of the sharing economy. It’s about balancing the desire to maintain an adequate and safe supply chain for medicines with the need to care for patients who can’t afford it. Essential medicines — Israeli lawmakers have found a way to be flexible while minimizing potential damage to the quality of medicines distributed to patients.
In the sharing economy model, the economy is based on the principles of recycling raw materials, maximizing the value of existing resources, and minimizing waste, and extends these principles to the social realm. Another element of this model is the use of advanced technology to reduce social disparities by transferring surplus to where it is needed most. This means reporting excess clothing, furniture, and household items online and transporting them to a distribution center. An app that rescues food from market stalls right before it gets thrown away. These advanced data collection mechanisms constantly provide an up-to-date snapshot of surplus and deficit locations, connecting them to smart transportation options that promote communities and reduce social disparities. In the field of pharmaceuticals, patient rights are based on the economic and logistical accessibility of medicines. In this context, the concept of the sharing economy takes accessibility a step further and asserts collective responsibility for the individual’s right to receive needed medicines. “Friends for Medicine” does just that. We are working to establish a network of hundreds of volunteers who will collect surplus medicines and distribute them on demand, to provide the population with the medicines they are entitled to, regardless of their ability to pay or geographic location. Masu.
Citizen Voice and Digital Health: A joint journey with friends in healthcare
How can we optimize connections between those who have surplus or surplus medicines and those who need it most? Addressing this issue is a collaboration between Friends for Medicine and Code for Israel. was a major challenge in The challenges faced by the volunteer team on this project were to create a user-friendly and accessible interface to increase the likelihood of donations, as well as implement tools to efficiently manage the back office. After thorough characterization, the team developed an app that conveniently streamlines the entire donation process and integrates with Monday’s CRM system, which manages all related back-office functions. Thanks to the team’s development, organizations no longer have to handle phone calls to connect donors to their nearest collection point. The app automatically facilitates “matching” based on location detection. Combined with Monday’s system, the platform provides a comprehensive solution that connects donations with needs, ensuring needed medicines stay in the right hands.
Baruch Liberman, CEO of Friends for Medicine, said: “Every year, tens of millions of shekels worth of medicines are thrown away unused, even though there are people who need them. The developed app is perfectly tailored to the needs of the organization and provides a highly efficient toolbox. The software is user-friendly and handles more donations and inquiries. Through this exciting collaboration, we will be able to treat more new patients and receive significantly more medicines. Through this exciting collaboration, our vision is to develop technology that expands the organization’s impact and improves the availability and effectiveness of its services. In other words, life-saving technology developments.” Liberman added, “Since the war began, tens of thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes and need assistance in these areas as well. “The organization is facing extraordinary demand for medical equipment and medicines,” he added. The joint project with Code for Israel, which began about a year ago, has accelerated in light of the current situation and is now in full swing. With a dedicated app that streamlines the entire drug donation process with a simple ‘2 clicks’, those who wish to donate surplus medicines can do so easily and conveniently at one of the organization’s collection points across the country. You can send them or connect them to your organization’s collection point. After collecting all information about the drug from the donor, we will contact the team. ”
