Your data
In your country
DataToCare runs on in-country servers, managed by national staff, with Savics support when needed.
Ownership
Built to be
handed over.
Laboratory networks run for decades. Projects run for three years. Lasting connectivity needs a team, a budget and the ability to carry on.
Explore the journeyThe question behind every step since 2016
What does a Ministry of Health need to run its laboratory connectivity on its own, once the project ends?
Our work brings together technology that fits the field, national expertise and institutions that can sustain it.
What ownership means
Your system.
The means to run it.
Your licence
Free and perpetual
Countries can take ownership through a free, royalty-free, perpetual licence for non-commercial use.
Your code
Access on request
Non-commercial entities can request full access to the source code.
Your team
Ready to take the lead
National specialists learn to operate, support and develop the system themselves.
The connectivity framework
Five conditions
for lasting connectivity.
Connecting a laboratory takes more than software. Our field experience led us to five success factors that we assess and address in every country.
- 01
Infrastructure
Electricity, internet and mobile coverage, data storage and server availability.
- 02
Interoperability
Standard terminologies and protocols; integration with DHIS2, EMRs, LIS and other national platforms.
- 03
Governance
Data privacy policies, alignment with national health strategy, business continuity and administrative pathways.
- 04
Stakeholder onboarding
Shared objectives, IT literacy, value for every user, and operational and technical training.
- 05
Project sustainability
Continuity of human resources, managed IT infrastructure, budgets for telecom and internet, and country handover.
Savics Academy and Savics Enable address this from day one.
Savics Academy
National specialists.
Growing independence.
A three-year curriculum for national IT specialists, funded by their governments. Learning happens on live systems and real support requests, side by side with the Savics team.
Year 1
Entry certificate
Onboarding and first-level user support.
Co-delivery with Savics experts
Year 2
Professional certificate
Supervised installation, configuration, training and support.
Local teams deliver with supervision
Year 3
Expert certificate
Independent operation, with source code sharing on the developer track.
Local teams lead, with light external support
Knowledge is written into standard operating procedures and institutional processes, so it survives staff turnover.
The Academy welcomed its first students from Togo and Mali in 2025. Its curriculum now covers DR Congo, Cameroon, Mali and Togo.
Savics Enable
From knowledge
to institutions.
The operational side of the Academy. With national decision-makers, Savics Enable keeps the system delivering for laboratory networks and health programmes, while planning a controlled exit.
Evaluate
Capture field realities through performance gaps, supervision findings and routine data.
Network
Connect those realities with expert knowledge, national standards and global good practice.
Adapt
Turn knowledge into practical SOPs, checklists and workflow adjustments.
Build
Embed these assets in daily routines, supervision and decision-making.
Leverage
Formalise what works in guidelines, dashboards and governance, transferring responsibility to government teams.
Exit
Confirm readiness against agreed ownership criteria, then withdraw external support.
Success is measured by how little external support is needed at the end.
2014 — 2026
Step by step.
Towards ownership.
Each innovation answers a practical barrier: getting results out, connecting national systems, maintaining services and transferring the skills to run them.
GenXchange prototype
Emmanuel André, Benjamin Nyange and field partners send GeneXpert results by SMS from laboratories in DR Congo.
DataToCare and SMS connectivity
Results reach health programmes over the mobile network, including where internet is unavailable.
Interoperability
Results flow into national systems, supporting the country’s existing digital ecosystem.
Multi-device connectivity
Several instrument families share one platform, giving countries a choice of manufacturers.
National health information exchange
For the Rwanda Biomedical Centre, OpenMRS connects with DHIS2, LabWare and the national ID database in an OpenHIE architecture.
Multi-disease and remote deployment
TB and HIV in one system, a COVID-19 module and the first DataToCare mobile app. Installation and training can be delivered remotely.
Over-the-air updates and SMS choice
Updates without field visits; national administrators choose their SMS provider. DataToCare is selected by UNOPS and Stop TB Partnership for the GDF catalogue.
Connectivity framework and Champions
Five success factors assessed in every country, local DataToCare Champions, and a weekly measure of connected laboratories.
Source code access for national owners
Source code is opened to national owners, alongside security hardening across instances.
Academy in national contracts · DataToCare Light
National IT training through Savics Academy enters the Togo extension contract. DataToCare Light supports continuity through outages, with remote monitoring of instances.
Savics Enable · DataToCare LIMS
A managed service works with national decision-makers, while LIMS brings the full laboratory workflow into one system.
DataToCare Intelligence
Operational analysis runs on in-country infrastructure using authorised, aggregated data.
Plan for ownership.
From the beginning.
Let’s talk about your laboratory network, your instruments, your constraints and your timeline.