Using mobile learning technology to improve access to healthcare in East Africa

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Using a participatory approach, Principle Investigator Dr Niall Winters, Associate Professor of Learning and New Technologies at Oxford’s Department of Education, and his team (see mHealthpartners.org) developed a suite of work-based training applications giving CHWs a mobile portfolio of their practice, easily accessible reference material, and the means to record data collected in the community before it is automatically sent to their supervisors. The technology helps CHWs make informed decisions about which children to refer to the primary healthcare system – ensuring those who really need care get it, while building capacity.

Tags: Africa Oxford, Africa Oxford Projects