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The role of mHealth
going forward
Christian Nyaundi
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What is mHealth?
• mHealth is an abbreviation for mobile health,a term used for the practice of medicine andpublic health, supported by the use of mobilephones
• Also defined as the use of mobile devices toimprove health outcomes, healthcare servicesand health research
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Why mHealth?
• Relatively inexpensive;
• Faster than a fixed phone;
• Massive global penetration;
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Examples of mHealth
• NDoH initiative • Register pregnant
women using mobile phones
• Send them stage-based information by way of SMS
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Stock Visibility Solution (SVS)
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Examples of mHealth
ChildCount+ registers pregnant women and children under 5 years of age in Kenya
– Also collects basic information about their health to prioritize visits by CHWs
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Examples of mHealth
• Anova is currently using mHealth to support PHC reengineering in Mopani, Limpopo
• Work underway to introduce mHealth in City of Johannesburg
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Advantages of mHealth
• Enables real-time data capturing
• Improves the quality of data
• Enables two-way communication betweenCHWs and facility managers
• Enables geographically located site-specificcare
• Allows decision support, e.g. referrals, follow-ups, etc
• Does away with paper
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User Responses
I can’t read. But as the phone reads out
questions – I can use it
Showing videos to clients makes our job easier. They
also believe us more when I show videos in the mobile
I feel proud using this with women in my
village. It increases my value in their eyes
Home visits are more exciting
with this mobile
From mHealth Alliance, 2013
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Threats
• Limited research and knowledge on mHealth impact in health;
• Need to redesign public care delivery systems to accommodate mHealth;
• Coverage and accessibility of technology, e.g. internet, electricity, network coverage, etc.
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What needs to happen?
• Clear strategy
• More and more evidence
– mHealth is a tool not a new type of drug
• Change management for health workers
• Resources, resources, resources
– Skills
– Training
– $$$$$$$
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mHealth Success
Technology and Resources
Integration to the Healthcare
System
Stakeholder Participation
and Involvement
Appropriate Project Design
Effective mHealth Project
Effective mHealth Project
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Going forward?
• The CHW remains the focal point for mHealth
• App for PHC supervisors?
• Strengthening the linkage between programmes
• Quick access to real time data
• Facilitate planning and adequate interventions
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Conclusion
• The future of mHealth is bright!
• Too many pilots! Time to implement!
• Need a better understanding of what works,why it works, and how to scale up
• Resources, Resources, Resources
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