Vaccination app to drastically increase the timeliness of immunization
Details of the organization
Name *
mPower
Country *
Bangladesh
Website (URL)
http://www.mpower-social.com
Type *
Business sector entities
Information about the project
Project title *
Vaccination app to drastically increase the timeliness of immunization
Title acronym
mTika
Description *
To address the crisis, mPower has developed a digital system using Open Smart Register Platform (OpenSRP), with support from WHO, that digitizes the registration of pregnancies and birth events, and also assures access to that information by immunization workers so that they can take pro-active and targeted measures if a child misses an appointment. For the benefit of beneficiaries, the system sends out automated SMS and IVR reminders for vaccination dates and locations and also gives them push-pull SMS based access to their immunization records. mPower has run pilots in collaboration with Johns Hopkins University, ICDDR,B and the Ministry of Health and demonstrated that these double-sided interventions have led to 5-fold increase in vaccination timeliness and about 30% increase in vaccination coverage.
Project website
https://www.mpower-social.com/agriculture.php
Geographical coverage *
National implementation:
Bangladesh
Status *
Ongoing
from 01/05/2015
to
01/04/2018
Partners
Johns Hopkins University, ICDD,B, WHO, Ministry of Health (Bangladesh)
WSIS information
WSIS action lines related to this project
*
E-health
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to this project
Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all
Project type *
Project
