Center for Health Market Innovations (CHMI)

Programs

Maternal Health Reporter

last updated Oct 3, 2012

Overview

Implementing organization: 
Global Health Bridge
Implementation Partner(s): 
Comprehensive Rural Health Project (CRHP)
Legal Status: 
Private (not-for-profit)
Year Launched: 
2011
Stage: 
Pilot/startup stage
Income Level of Target Population: 
Bottom 20%, 20-60% (lower to lower-middle)

Technology

Technology Used: 
Phones
Technology Purpose: 
Improving Data Management › Data Collection, Improving Data Management › Data Organization/Analysis, Improving Diagnosis and Treatment
Summary: 

Global Health Bridge has developed a cell phone-based health information system that enables community healthcare workers (CHWs) in developing countries to provide uninterrupted care and follow-up, even in rural areas, through SMS.

Program goals/rationale: 

In most rural parts of the developing world, CHWs are the sole accessible health care providers to the poor, yet CHWs often struggle to manage and use field-based data meaningfully to improve quality of health care services.

Key program components: 

Global Health Bridge has transformed CHWs’ cell phones into a tool to deliver better healthcare to their communities. Using simple technology for data collection and follow-up reminders, Global Health Bridge has created a health monitoring system, starting with maternal care. Their maternal health platform enables CHWs to collect health information on their cell phones, receive patient reminders, and store/retrieve clinical data instantaneously all through SMS.

This project allows one step transfer of vital information to computerized systems, helps CHWs to see more patients, uses existing patient information to streamline healthcare delivery and regular follow up, incentivizes CHWs to collect quality data, reduces organization operational costs, and strengthens organizational M&E capacity.

The maternal health platform has been piloted in 40 villages with a total population of 45,000 people, located in Ahmednagar district of rural Maharastra, in collaboration with the Comprehensive Rural Health Project (CRHP), Jamkhed.

Hide this

Need help?

Using the CHMI Programs Database

  • Browse: Browse the database by applying one or more filters to narrow your search by characteristics. Click the "x" to remove any of the filters you've selected. Click "reset search" to remove all filters and start over.
  • Search: Search the database for a specific program by typing a name or keyword into the search box.
  • Add: If the program you're looking for is not in the CHMI database, submit the program to the CHMI pipeline by clicking here to add a program profile.
  • Update: If you notice incorrect or outdated information, or would like to help complete a profile for a CHMI pipeline program, request a change by clicking here, or at the top of the program profile.

Have a question? Check the FAQs first. Don’t see your question? Contact us.