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mHealth Côte d'Ivoire

Origin language: English
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Target population
Children (under 5) , +4
Beneficiaries500001 - 1M
EvidenceBoth
Start date2023/12
End dateOngoing
StagePilot project/testing/trials
Country
Cote d'Ivoire
Coverage
National
Nb of implementation sites
339
Lead organization
Implementation partners

Health Focus Area
Health promotion
Vaccination / Immunization
Sexual and Reproductive Health
Maternal and child health
Primary Health Care
Services
Immunization
Public health and disease surveillance
Community-based information systems
Electronic medical record
Health Management Information Systems (HMIS)
Enabling technologies
Software
Phone
Other
Standards
HL7 FHIR
PIX or PIXm - (Mobile) Patient Identifier Cross Reference
Management of mobile communication alerts
Tools
N/A
Funding sources
Donors
Government funds
Business model
Others
Funders
Summary
mHealth is a digital health platform aimed at empowering community health workers and primary healthcare facilities in underserved regions. Operating fully offline with real-time GSM synchronization, it ensures uninterrupted service delivery without the need for internet access. The platform integrates various functions, including patient case management, vaccination tracking, maternal and child health monitoring, and logistics management, which facilitates data-driven decision-making. By enhancing efficiency, decreasing medicine stock-outs, and providing certified training to local health workers, mHealth ensures accessible and sustainable health services for vulnerable populations. By 2026, it aims to serve 1 million people across five districts in the Poro region. The project targets to enable 90% of community health workers to manage patient care and vaccinations digitally by 2025, achieve 95% real-time data reporting, and cut medicine stock-outs by 50% through better logistics. Furthermore, 500 health workers and supervisors will receive training in mHealth to ensure the initiative's long-term success. Key health focus areas include Primary Health Care, Maternal and Child Health, Vaccination/Immunization, Health Promotion, and Sexual and Reproductive Health, with a target population comprising children under five, pregnant women, rural women, and newborns.
Keywords
Mobile application
Digital health solutions
Health systems strengthening
Patient data collection and case management
Primary care health workers
Publications
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Insights - Lessons learnt
Challenges
"- Challenges Telecom integration: Contractualization and establishing technical interconnection with mobile network operators took longer than expected, impacting SMS and GSM-based data synchronization during early deployment. "
Recommendations
" Positive factors Active involvement of Ministry of Health and alignment with national digital health strategies. Support from UNICEF, World Vision, Lutheran World Relief, and Clinton Health Access Initiative, facilitating stakeholder buy-in. Capacity-building through the mHealth Expert program, enabling sustainable local deployment and maintenance. Recommendations Accelerate partnership frameworks with telecom operators to streamline integration for SMS notifications and data synchronization. Provide continuous digital literacy training for health workers to build confidence in using the platform. Standardize compatible mobile devices and leverage mHealth MDM for centralized device management. Strengthen offline-first capabilities to ensure uninterrupted service in low-connectivity areas. Institutionalize mHealth within national policies to secure long-term sustainability and facilitate scale-up. Best practices and implications Early engagement of telecom operators is crucial to avoid deployment delays. Offline-only architecture with GSM sync proved highly effective for rural service delivery. Multi-stakeholder collaboration and evidence generation enhance scalability and replicability in similar contexts. "
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iDHA (Project ID)
328688
Project links
www.mhealth-africa.org
Origin of information
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Added to the platform on
2025-08-05
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Last update by
Aziza Merzouki on 2025-08-18
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