Jamii ni afya
Origin language: English
Country
Tanzania
Coverage
National
Nb of implementation sites
250
Lead organization
Implementation partners
Health Focus Area
Vaccination / Immunization
Health promotion
Maternal and child health
Others
Services
Predictive health and early diagnosis
Decision Support
Enabling technologies
Software
Standards
JSON
Xforms
Tools
N/A
Funding sources
Donors
Research grants
Business model
No business model
Funders
Summary
Jamii ni Afya is Zanzibar's first fully integrated digital community health program, positively impacting the health of 1.6 million individuals across 11 districts. The program is shaped through a Human-Centered Design approach, engaging key stakeholders such as beneficiaries, community health workers (CHWs), and government staff. This inclusive method ensures that health services are tailored, efficient, and of high quality, covering areas like antenatal care, maternal and newborn health, essential child services, nutrition, immunizations, WASH, and early childhood development. The initiative aims to deliver effective healthcare to every household in Zanzibar, supported by strong governmental leadership.
Keywords
Clinical Decision Support Systems CDSS CoP
Community health workers
DHA
Global Telehealth Community of Practice GTCoP
Publications
The Journey of Zanzibar’s Digitally Enabled Community Health Program to National Scale: Implementation ReportHarnessing Technology: A Review of Digital Tools Supporting Parents and the Early Childhood WorkforceInsights - Lessons learnt
Challenges
N/A
Recommendations
Lesson 1: Build to Improve : Utilizing human-centered design, the program builds a digital backbone that enhances service quality, efficiency, and accountability across all levels of healthcare. Lesson 2: Build to Leverage. Focused data usage helps in decision-making, with real-time, relevant data aiding CHWs, supervisors, and national managers to optimize health services and align with strategic health priorities. Lesson 3: Build to Last: Early and continuous government involvement ensures the program's sustainability and scalability, enabling long-term ownership and integration into national health strategies.
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iDHA (Project ID)
o7xkw3
Project links
https://www.d-tree.org/jamii-ni-afya/Origin of information
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N/AAdded to the platform on
2024-05-01
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Last update by
Sophie Delaigue on 2024-12-09
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