Digital Health in Action

Explore the digital health achievements and learnings of this multi-year, community-based health and nutrition programme in four African countries.

11 countries led 14 digital health projects focused on a range of programming—many were key contributors to World Vision’s COVID-19 response.

Based on nearly a decade of experience deploying mHealth solutions, World Vision fostered 13 active deployments in eight countries.

In addition to 14 active deployments, World Vision also began a multi-stakeholder engagement process in Sierra Leone to encourage collaboration.

This chart indicates the functionalities addressed by World Vision’s mHealth projects in 2017.

World Vision’s 21 evidence-based projects supported CHWs and health facility staff in 16 countries across Africa, South Asia and Southeast Asia.

eMobile promotes malaria control through community development and sanitary agents using smartphones to collect data and track trends in real time.

B4MCN combines multiple data types to ensure that malnourished children get the support they need.

LMHK deploys mobile health screening kits with telemedicine capability in the Amhara region.

THRIVE uses a mobile tracking system and dashboard to make more informed, responsive and timely food-programme decisions.

IREACH uses an evidence-based mobile application and outreach programmes to improve maternal and child health.

AIM Health Plus provides CHWs with smartphones and a mobile app that supports their promotion of positive health and nutrition behaviour changes.

A2S aims to address the leading causes of mortality of children under 5 by supporting their approach with a suite of technology tools.

mSupply uses a logistics management information system to track the country’s pharmaceutical supply chain with near real-time reporting.

AIM Health Plus and EBODAC use mobile technology and multi-stakeholder approaches to achieve their goals.

AIM Health Plus provides CHWs with smartphones and a mobile app that supports their promotion of positive health and nutrition behaviour changes.

World Vision Uganda’s experience with digital health programming shines in their AIM Health Plus, B-MNCH, and Pfizer Project Bugiri projects.