Voxiva's Social Responsibility Initiatives

Headquartered in Washington DC, Voxiva was founded in March 2001. Its aim was to create a technology platform that could be used by anyone, regardless of the communication devices available. The idea to establish a firm that would provide solutions for public health occurred to Meyer when he was working with the Markle Foundation.⁷

Meyer's work involved the use of technology in humanitarian emergencies and promoting the spread of Internet-based technologies in the developing world. He felt that too much importance was being given to computers and the Internet to provide tech-based health solutions in spite of their high maintenance costs.

Initially, Voxiva's efforts were directed primarily toward offering health care solutions but it gradually began to provide other services such as public safety solutions and e-government solutions. Voxiva's public health applications could be accessed from any phone as well as through the Internet. It allowed hospital employees to use any phone (mobile or landline) or any computer connected to the Internet to report information on any disease outbreaks and important supply stocks. Health officials received the information immediately and could respond to the problem by providing their feedback through Voxiva's applications. The company's public health applications included Disease Surveillance, Critical Supply Monitoring, Immunization Monitoring, School Health Surveillance, and Public Health Preparedness...