Winner WSA 2013 Mobile Technology for Community Health in Ghana (MOTECH Ghana)
MoTeCH is part of service delivery for maternal health at Antenatal
Care. It has two complementary applications: A Mobile-Midwife
Application and a Nurse Application. Mobile-Midwife targets pregnant
clients with educational and actionable messages tailored to their
stages in pregnancy. Couples can both access MoTeCH messages via SMS
(text) or voice in the local dialect or English. Clients decide the time
of day and frequency at which messages are delivered. With
Mobile-Midwife there are no missed events; When a client misses a call
she only gives the system a missed call or "flash" to request her
messages The Nurse Application is aligned to simplified paper registers
to collect clinical information. The midwife enters patient encounters
on a simple mobile phone and electronically records care given to
clients. This enables easy identification of both mothers and infants
and saves time collating information to generate monthly reports, alerts
and reminders for clients that need care.
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