Impact Health
The Impact Health initiative, supported by Intellectual Property and Research Development (IPRD), strives to diminish maternal mortality through enhancements in the provision of maternal health services. This involves upgrading the health data collection and management system to furnish accurate evidence for informed policy-making and enhancing the overall quality of service.
The Impact Health Platform encompasses mobile and web applications designed to augment the coverage and quality of healthcare delivery. It focuses on offering supervision, support, and motivation to healthcare providers, particularly in challenging-to-reach communities.
The primary objective of the Impact Health Project is to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity by elevating the quality of reproductive, maternal, neonatal, and child health (RMNCH) services across tertiary, secondary, and primary health institutions, as well as local communities. This is achieved through the strategic utilization of digital and mobile health (mHealth) technology.
Key Achievements
500+
health workers trained in digital literacy and use of the Impact Health application
110
Primary Health Centres covered by the Impact Health application
60,000+
doses of IPTp-SP, 20,000+ units of malaria rapid diagnostic test kits, and 3,000+ units of ACTs are distributed across the implementing facilities to strengthen antenatal care service provision
2000+
seek antenatal care up to 4th visit through the SMS reminder system
Support
virtual communities established to provide technical support for health workers in using the application
300+
data-enabled smartphones distributed to the implementing facilities to accelerate the deployment of the mobile application in low-resource communities