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Caring palms health care
Program Website
Country of Operation
Approach
Target geography
Target Population
Target income level
- Bottom 20%
- Lower-middle income (20-40%)
- Middle-income (40-60%)
- Higher middle-income (60-80%)
- High-income (80-100%)
Health focus
- HIV/AIDS
- Noncommunicable disease(s)
- Pharmacy services
- Primary care
- Rehabilitative care
CHMI PLUS Status
Profile Completeness Rating
silver
Monitoring & Evaluation Reporting
Summary
Caring palms health care is a revolutionary medical service leveraging on mobile and web platforms for primary prevention and management of chronic diseases through active screening, integrated specialized care for the elderly, post surgical and terminally ill patientsProgram goals
1. To reduce the general health burden of communicable and non communicable diseases in Nigeria
2. To bridge the gap between the patient and the Doctor
3. To make quality health care more accessible and affordable
4. To improve the health seeking behavior of the general populace through education
Key program components
1. Massive awareness and screening of the general populace and participants of workshops, seminars 2. Home nursing services for post surgical patients to assist them cope and adapt to the life after a major surgery 3. Specialized care for the elderly and pregnant women 4. Online booking of general health checks and consultation
Scale
Number of facilities/outlets involved:
1facilities/outlets
Number of personnel employed:
Fewer than 10
Number of clients served:
Technology
Technology used:
PDA/Tablet
Phones
Unique ID
Goal of technology use:
To improve communications between health providers and patients outside of traditional doctor visits
To improve patients access to information and encourage health seeking behaviors; health education
To improve treatment adherence through automation software
Financials
Primary source of funding:
Donor
Percentage of total funding from this source:
41-50%
Additional source(s) of funding:
Investor capital
Revenue
Self-funded (bootstrapped)
Reported Results
Affordability:
What is the result?:
Participants attested to affordability of monthly subscription packages
What is the reporting period for this result?:
Wednesday, January 6, 2016 to Friday, January 8, 2016
User Satisfaction:
What is the result?:
Excellent service delivery as noted by beneficiaries
What is the reporting period for this result?:
Wednesday, January 6, 2016 to Friday, January 8, 2016
Parent Organizations
No, the program is its own organization.
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