As low- and middle-income countries transition from paper to digital systems, family planning programs can benefit from unprecedented opportunities to improve services. Investments in digital health tools have expanded exponentially, but information on what works—and what does not— remains limited and scattered. As investments have increased, digital applications and data fragmentation have proliferated, but stakeholders are moving towards more coordinated efforts to scale digital health solutions, support countries’ digital health infrastructure, and share evidence-based learnings.
This Digital Health Compendium enables users to explore case studies across a range of digital health technologies used to enhance family planning programs mainly in sub-Saharan Africa, but also in other regions of the world. Digital health applications in family planning programs can be broadly classified as those affecting demand generation, service delivery, supply chain management, and the policy and enabling environment. In many low- and middle-income countries, digital health innovations were adopted earlier in other health sectors, including HIV/AIDS, maternal and child health, and noncommunicable disease prevention and response. As a result, much of the impact evidence is likewise restricted to those sectors. To advance greater adoption of digital technology in family planning programs, more data and information on the challenges, opportunities, scalability, and results are needed. This compendium aims to consolidate emerging information and data on applications of digital technology in family planning programs to inform adoption and scale-up of successful approaches.
All of the case studies were submitted by the implementing organizations and include a description of the digital health intervention, program context, and, if available, important findings and lessons learned through rigorous evaluations or program data. The compendium facilitates a quick search for case studies based on the target user for digital health intervention, building block for the digital health enabling environment, family planning program classification, and country location. The case studies give policy and program decisionmakers insights on real-world applications of digital health, promising practices, challenges, and other lessons that can be applied to current and future programs.
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Lwala Mobile enables CHWs providing care to a population of 90,000 people to easily track, refer, and follow-up with girls and women in the community, ensuring they receive holistic healthcare services.
CHWs input and access information for each of their clients in real-time, enabling the CHWs to identify and track pregnancies, encourage facility deliveries, provide contraceptives, administer pregnancy tests, refer clients to their preferred health centers, provide health information, and connect mothers to community outreaches for additional health education and clinical services.
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With the ability to track every referral made at the household-level, CHWs link mothers to their preferred facilities, where clinicians provide further education on a healthy prenatal diet, danger signs in pregnancy, and the importance of a birth plan.
During our family planning outreaches, CHWs distribute contraceptives and make referrals for long-acting and permanent methods at the facility. After initial care and referrals are made at the household or community-level, Lwala Mobile prompts our CHWs to follow-up with personalized care for each client. Our CHWs use Lwala Mobile to engage mothers at every step of their healthcare journey.
Lwala Mobile enables CHWs providing care to a population of 90,000 people to easily track, refer, and follow-up with girls and women in the community, ensuring they receive holistic healthcare services.
CHWs input and access information for each of their clients in real-time, enabling the CHWs to identify and track pregnancies, encourage facility deliveries, provide contraceptives, administer pregnancy tests, refer clients to their preferred health centers, provide health information, and connect mothers to community outreaches for additional health education and clinical services.
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With the ability to track every referral made at the household-level, CHWs link mothers to their preferred facilities, where clinicians provide further education on a healthy prenatal diet, danger signs in pregnancy, and the importance of a birth plan.
During our family planning outreaches, CHWs distribute contraceptives and make referrals for long-acting and permanent methods at the facility. After initial care and referrals are made at the household or community-level, Lwala Mobile prompts our CHWs to follow-up with personalized care for each client. Our CHWs use Lwala Mobile to engage mothers at every step of their healthcare journey.
Lwala Mobile enables CHWs providing care to a population of 90,000 people to easily track, refer, and follow-up with girls and women in the community, ensuring they receive holistic healthcare services.
CHWs input and access information for each of their clients in real-time, enabling the CHWs to identify and track pregnancies, encourage facility deliveries, provide contraceptives, administer pregnancy tests, refer clients to their preferred health centers, provide health information, and connect mothers to community outreaches for additional health education and clinical services.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
With the ability to track every referral made at the household-level, CHWs link mothers to their preferred facilities, where clinicians provide further education on a healthy prenatal diet, danger signs in pregnancy, and the importance of a birth plan.
During our family planning outreaches, CHWs distribute contraceptives and make referrals for long-acting and permanent methods at the facility. After initial care and referrals are made at the household or community-level, Lwala Mobile prompts our CHWs to follow-up with personalized care for each client. Our CHWs use Lwala Mobile to engage mothers at every step of their healthcare journey.
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