Table 4.
Distribution of digital health interventions (DHIs) as per the targeted health system challenge in sub-Saharan Africa
| Health system strengthening building block |
Health System Challenges n (%) |
|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Information
|
Availability
|
Quality
|
Acceptability
|
Utilization
|
Efficiency
|
Cost
|
Accountability
|
|
| Service delivery |
312 (28.0) |
271 (24.3) |
141 (12.7) |
5 (0.4) |
123 (11.0) |
194 (17.4) |
0 (0.0) |
68 (6.1) |
| Health workforce |
26 (17.3) |
55 (36.7) |
66 (44.0) |
0 (0.0) |
1 (0.7) |
2 (1.3) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
| Health information system |
223 (62.6) |
16 (4.5) |
16 (4.5) |
0 (0.0) |
18 (5.1) |
75 (21.1) |
2 (0.6) |
6 (1.7) |
| Access to essential medicines, vaccines, and technology |
51 (26.4) |
51 (26.4) |
2 (1.0) |
0 (0.0) |
2 (1.0) |
45 (23.3) |
0 (0.0) |
42 (21.8) |
| Financing |
5 (11.1) |
1 (2.2) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
13 (28.9) |
13 (28.9) |
14 (28.9) |
| Leadership & governance |
3 (60.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
1 (20.0) |
0 (0.0) |
1 (20.0) |
| Total | 620 (84) | 394 (53) | 225 (30) | 5 (0.6) | 144 (20) | 330 (45) | 15 (2) | 130 (18) |