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