Village Malaria Workers (VMWs) in rural Cambodia play an essential role in surveillance and early treatment of malaria. This study evaluates the feasibility of VMWs using smartphone-based reporting for malaria, and a bespoke Android-powered app. … [Read more...] about Smartphones for community health in rural Cambodia: A feasibility study [version 1; referees: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]
mHealth and Technology
Cost effectiveness of mHealth intervention by community health workers for reducing maternal and newborn mortality in rural Uttar Pradesh, India
The ReMiNd program, an mHealth intervention developed for use by CHWs to help improve their performance in MNCH service delivery, was implemented in a poor performance district in the state of Uttat Pradesh, India. This study examines the cost-effectiveness of this intervention by evaluating the change in cost per disability adjusted life year (DALY) and cost as a result of … [Read more...] about Cost effectiveness of mHealth intervention by community health workers for reducing maternal and newborn mortality in rural Uttar Pradesh, India
A mobile health technology platform for quality assurance and quality improvement of malaria diagnosis by community health workers
Regular supportive supervision is essential to ensuring CHW performance and service quality in CHW programs and yet it is often difficult to implement, especially at scale, due to logistical and resources constraints. This study evaluates the use of a mobile health technology platform for monitoring malaria RDT testing and improving the quality of malaria diagnosis by CHWs. … [Read more...] about A mobile health technology platform for quality assurance and quality improvement of malaria diagnosis by community health workers
“I am not telling. The mobile is telling”: Factors influencing the outcomes of a community health worker mHealth intervention in India
This mixed-methods study assesses a CHW-utilized mHealth platform, Mobile for Mothers, in India. It analyzes CHW perceptions of the technology and its usefulness, outcomes and the contextual factors that influence health seeking behavior. … [Read more...] about “I am not telling. The mobile is telling”: Factors influencing the outcomes of a community health worker mHealth intervention in India
Webinar Resources and Recording – Integrating and scaling mobile community health data systems: Experience from India, Ethiopia and Madagascar.
Community health workers (CHWs) improve access to quality health services at the community level. Despite the critical role that CHWs play, governments often have limited insight into their activities, the quality of their services, the conditions of the communities that they serve, and how best to link these CHWs and their beneficiaries to the larger health system. To … [Read more...] about Webinar Resources and Recording – Integrating and scaling mobile community health data systems: Experience from India, Ethiopia and Madagascar.