marcos r. mzeru: overview of mhealth in tanzania, mobile monday dar es salaam, april 2nd
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Marcos Mzeru from Ministry of Health and Social Welfare / mHealth Tanzania gave an overview of what is happening in the mHealth field in Tanzania. Presentation available in YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDIDwzHBZAMTRANSCRIPT
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mHealth in Tanzania
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Photo: ALAMY
Mount Meru Regional Hospital
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MOHSW is taking the lead to improve the responsiveness and reach with a focus on ‘at risk’ and ‘marginalized’ populations
Picture credits: Credits Photo (c) David Snyder CDC Foundation
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A key initiative : national roll-out of the District Health Information System (DHIS), the official Tanzanian Health Management Information System (HMIS).
The Tanzanian DHIS plays a critical role in monitoring andevaluation of health sector reform performance in thecountry.
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The MoHSW often works in partnership with other
governmental institutions, NGOs and private sector
organizations to achieve its objectives.
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Introduction to the mHealth Community of Practice
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mHealth Community of Practice
Workshops in Dar es Salaam and Bagamoyo
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mHealth Definition
Mobile technology
Health Care
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mHealth projects in Tanzania
• Disease surveillance
• Logistics
• Telemedicine
• Clinical decision support
• Health messaging
• Community Health
workers
• Mobile money
• More!
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SMS printers for EIDAll district hospitals
mHealth projects in Tanzania
SMS printers for EIDAll districts hospitals
SMS printers for EIDall districts hospitals
SMS printers for EIDhospitalsJSI / ILS Gateway
JSI / ILS GatewayJSI / ILS Gateway
JSI / ILS Gateway
19 x HBCPsD-tree/CDC Facility HIV Triage tool
D-tree/CDC Facility HIV Triage tool
D-tree/Pathfinder HBCP for PLHA
D-tree/Pathfinder HBCP for PLWHA
NIH / Swiss Tropical Institute / IHI IMCI
JSI / ILS GatewayD-Tree/UNICEF Community MNCH X2D-Tree/UNICEF
Community MNCH X2
SMS printers for EIDhospitals
MEDA ITN Distribution
(Nationwide)
Phones for Health
SMS printers for EIDHospitals
All district hospitalsSMS printers for EIDAll district hospitals
SMS printers for EIDAll district hospitalsSMS printers for EID
All district hospitals
SMS for Life (Nationwide)
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mHealth projects in TanzaniaThe Schistosomiasis
Consortium for Operational Research
and Evaluation (SCORE)
The Schistosomiasis Consortium for
Operational Research and Evaluation (SCORE)
SMS printers for EIDAll district hospitals
SMS printers for EIDAll district hospitals
Tanzanian Telemedicine iPath, IICD and Cordaid
and ELCT (Tanzania)
SMS printers for EIDAll district hospitalsSMS printers for EID
All district hospitals
D-tree / CRSD-tree / CRS
NIH / Swiss Tropical Institute
IHI Community Health Agents
ITIDO
SMS printers for EIDAll district hospitals
SMS printers for EID
All district hospitals
PMI - Malaria SurveillanceWired Mothers
D-tree/MOH Emergency Transport
D-tree/MOH Emergency Transport
D-tree/UNICEF Facility based treatment for
malnourished children (SAM)Wired Mothers
PMI - Malaria Surveillance
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Introduction to Public Private Partnership
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Saturday, April 8, 2023Managed by the CDC Foundation
Introduction to mHealth Tanzania Partnership
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Current MoHSW mHealth Programs & Activities
Programs: • Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) System• Core Indicator Reporting System
Activities:• National mHealth Strategy Framework development with
Community of Practice• Private sector partnership cultivation• ‘Community of Practice’ participation
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Example of mHealth initiatives
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Health Facility worker –free call to system from any mobile phone
Swahili voice recording asks report questions & provides pre-defined responses the caller selects using numeric keypad
Responses are repeated; Report ID # provided verbally and via SMS to caller
Predefined alerts and notifications are automatically sent to health management officials for response
Data is immediately available for analysis & action
Weekly reports and case notifications are automatically aggregated
Integrated Disease Surveillance Reporting
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Thank you!