Direção-Geral da Saúde (The Portuguese Directorate General of Health)
COVID-19: empowering self-management at national level
In partnership with UpHill, Direção-Geral da Saúde (The Portuguese Directorate General of Health) launched a digital and interactive platform to empower COVID-19 self-management at a national level, providing the necessary information for each citizen to understand their particular situation and how to act in conformity.
+1 Million
visits in six months
~10%
of all Portuguese population reached
“In the current context, the importance of communication is undeniable. We all need fast, accessible, clear and transparent information to support the decision-making process, mostly in uncertainty situations. The COVID-19 pandemic showed that speed should not endanger scientific and ethical principles in health decisions.”
Graça Freitas
Director-General of Health
“All the information was dispersed through lengthy and scientifically well founded documents. We brought together UpHill’s technology and the Directorate General of Health’s knowledge to build a solution targeted to citizens' health literacy. ”
Eduardo Freire Rodrigues
CEO, UpHill
“We have increased the health system responsiveness and efficiency, reducing redundant demand and making the adequate answers available for those in need. We empowered healthcare professionals and citizens with safety and quality. We’ve made History in digital innovation.”
Graça Freitas
Director-General of Health
“We believe that technology has a fundamental role in clarifying and empowering citizens, providing them with fundamental skills and knowledge to access, understand, evaluate, and use health information. The pandemic context, with health systems under pressure, was the opportunity to make it happen.”
David Rodrigues
VP of Medical Content, UpHill
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