ICT4D 2013 Conference - Going Mobile for Maternal and Child Survival in India
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Going Mobile for Maternal and Child
Survival
India
March 20, 2013
ICT4D Conference
Accra, Ghana
Mobile Services that Empower Vulnerable Communities
Opportunity & IssuesASHA (CHW) have limited
trainingASHA have limited
supervision and monitoringICT4D project creates
opportunities for M&E
Area of Intervention2 blocks of Kaushambi District
PartnersDimagi Inc. Vatsalya Govt. of Uttar
Pradesh
Reducing Maternal and Newborn Deaths (ReMiND)
ICT4D in ReMiND
Baseline & Endline Surveys
Monitoring Tools
Job Aids & Beneficiary
Details
ICT4D Solution
• Dimagi’s open-source CommCare software &
• Cloud Infrastructure: CommCareHQ.
Platform Used and Supported
• Samsung Galaxy Tab 2• Nokia C2-01 for ASHA
& Monitoring Tool apps.
Devices Used and Supported • Application built by CRS
IT & PQ Teams with Dimagi backstopping
• Training Enumerators• Field Testing app
Support and Training Requirements
Key Successes
• Efficient & cost effective• Improved data quality
• Data Validations• No Data entry• Quality control on data
collection• Increased interest from
enumerators• Bias-free randomization• Environment Friendly
Programmatic
• On-site support & rapid app revisions
• Selection of appropriate device – Galaxy Tab 2
• User friendly app & hardware• No hardware damages or
battery backup challenges• Hardened tablet configuration
• Strong partnership with Dimagi & in-house app developments• Pool of ICT-enabled female data collectors for future surveys• Feedback from OR team
Technical
Partnership
Key Issues/
Challenges
Procurement Delays
Delay in preparing training
materials
Delay in Finalizing
Survey Tool
Strengthens ASHA’s confidence & credibility with rural communities.
Enables ASHA to provide higher quality care to vulnerable women and children.
Contributes to global evidence on mHealth’s potential to help improve MNCH outcomes.
Invest in staff and partner capacity.
Lessons Learned
It takes a team
Allow enough
time
Be committed & don’t be
shy
Summary and Closing Notes
Thanks