About – SunyaEk

About Us

SunyaEK is a growing not-for-profit organization working from local bodies to global platforms in the field of digital health. Our work sits at the intersection of patient care, interoperability, AI, and data-driven decision-making.

We collaborate with government bodies to implement national health programs, support clinical institutions to improve patient outcomes, and engage in extensive research to advance digital health innovation. Our team brings together healthcare professionals, technology experts, researchers, and policymakers committed to accessible, efficient, and sustainable healthcare for diverse communities.

Our Vision

A future where every health decision, from a community health worker’s home visit to a national policy choice, it is informed by timely, accurate, and connected data. We see healthcare as seamless, data-driven, and truly patient-centered.

Our Mission

To advance digital health by delivering scalable, interoperable, and AI-enabled solutions; by training the workforce that runs them; and by producing the research that proves what works. We collaborate with governments, healthcare professionals, and researchers to enhance patient care, decision-making, and access through innovation and technology.

Our Services

Interoperability Solutions

SunyaEK designs and implements Health Information Exchange (HIE) architectures that allow patient and program data to move securely between EMRs, mHealth platforms, laboratories, pharmacies, and national reporting systems. Our work is grounded in the OpenHIE framework and aligned with international standards such as HL7 FHIR, ICD, LOINC, and SNOMED CT.

What we deliver

Health Information Exchange architecture design and rollout
Health Information Mediators (HIM) and Shared Health Records
FHIR-based standards development, profiling, and implementation guides
EMR ↔ DHIS2 ↔ mHealth integrations
Master Patient Index (MPI) and Master Facility List (MFL)
National data dictionaries, terminology services, and code mapping
Interoperability governance, guidelines, and sustainability planning

Platforms we work with

OpenHIM, OpenHIE, Bahmni, OpenMRS, NepalEHR, DHIS2, Community Health Toolkit (CHT), CommCare, REDCap.

Digital Health Academy

The SunyaEK Digital Health Academy is our learning platform for clinicians, public-health professionals, statisticians, developers, and decision-makers. Through structured courses, fellowships, hands-on labs, and certification programs, we build the practical skills needed to design, implement, and govern digital health solutions in Nepal and similar settings.

What we offer

Foundations of Digital Health and Health Informatics
Standards & Interoperability (FHIR, OpenHIE, ICD, LOINC, SNOMED CT)
EMR/EHR implementation with Bahmni, OpenMRS, and NepalEHR
DHIS2 for analysts, implementers, and program managers
mHealth using the Community Health Toolkit (CHT) and CommCare
AI and Machine Learning for Health Data
Health data governance, privacy, and cybersecurity
Research methods and implementation science for digital health

Formats

In-person bootcamps in Kathmandu, blended programs with universities, on-site institutional trainings, and online courses for regional and global learners. We also run a Training-of-Trainers (ToT) track to grow long-term in-country expertise.

AI Solutions

SunyaEK develops AI tools that turn routine health data into early warnings, decision support, and operational efficiency. Our work is designed for low-resource and frontline settings, where simple, explainable, and locally validated models often deliver more impact than complex black boxes.

Where we apply AI

Predictive models for disease risk, outbreak detection, and patient deterioration
Natural language processing for clinical notes, registries, and Nepali-language health content
Computer vision for diagnostic support and image triage
Conversational AI and chatbots for Community Health Workers and patients
AI-assisted data quality, deduplication, and anomaly detection in DHIS2 and EMR data
Decision-support dashboards layered on top of HIE data

Every solution is built with attention to privacy, fairness, explainability, and alignment with WHO and national guidance on AI for health.

Digital Health Capacity Building

Technology only delivers impact when the institutions around it are ready to use, govern, and sustain it. SunyaEK works alongside government agencies, hospitals, NGOs, and academic partners to grow long-term digital health capacity - from national policy down to the point of care.

Our services include

Digital health strategy, roadmap, and investment planning
Technical assistance to MoHP, DoHS, and provincial health authorities
Workforce development for ICT officers, statisticians, and clinical staff
Governance and policy advisory: data protection, EHR standards, AI ethics
Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and implementation playbooks
Mentorship and on-the-job support during system rollouts
Cybersecurity readiness, IT policy development, VAPT, and SOC implementation

We measure success not by what we deliver, but by what our partners can sustain after we step back.

Research

SunyaEK conducts and supports applied research that strengthens the evidence base for digital health in Nepal and similar low- and middle-income settings. We collaborate with universities, research institutes, government bodies, and global partners to translate findings into policy, practice, and product.

Our research focus

Implementation research on EMR, HIE, and mHealth deployments
Health data quality, completeness, and use studies
AI evaluation: clinical validation, fairness, and real-world performance
Cost-effectiveness and sustainability of digital health interventions
Digital health workforce and capacity studies
Public health informatics, disease surveillance, and epidemiology
Operational research using routine DHIS2 and EMR datasets

We publish in peer-reviewed journals, contribute to global open-source communities, and host research fellowships for graduate students and early-career investigators.