Mwendwa 2016.
Country | Rwanda | |
Resources | Low‐income country | |
Data collection | Focus group discussions | |
Health worker category | Lay health workers (LHWs) | |
Health issue | Maternal and child health | |
mHealth system | LHWs used mobile phones, issued to them, to record routine health care to pregnant mothers. They received automated reminders on their clients’ appointment dates. They could also send emergency alerts and receive advice on immediate action. | |
WHO taxonomy |
2.1 Client identification and registration 2.1.2 Enrol client for health services/clinical care plan 2.3 Healthcare provider decision support 2.3.1 Provide prompts and alerts according to protocol 2.6 Referral co‐ordination 2.6.1 Co‐ordinate emergency response and transport |
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Notes | The implementation date of the mHealth programme was not reported. The qualitative study was conducted between June and July 2013. |