Midwives and mothers mHealth

High neonatal and maternal mortality rates in Uganda.

Using mHealth communication platform

The solution will help to change the lives of women positively through reduction neonatal and maternal mortality rates by strengthening health care systems via connecting midwives and mothers, hence improving maternal and child health services.

In Uganda, neonatal mortality is estimated to be 27 death per 1000 birth and maternal mortality is at 225 deaths per 100,000 live births.

If every midwife  is fully involved in their clients’ education, all
mothers can use maternal and child health services - academic research shows that health workers and community engagement leads to effective use of available health services.
Unfortunately, in hard-to-reach or marginalized communities, families face
multiple but surmountable barriers to actively engaging.

mHealth communication platform uses simple mobile phones where a web site is developed and enables exchange of messages between midwives and mothers at a free cost.

The solution will serve all expectant mothers and newly delivered mothers.

The fact that all communities now now have access to all types of networks provided by telecommunication companies and over 90% of adults have access to mobile phones, this solution has a high chance of succeeding.

Mobile technology using a web based app that provides an opportunity for free exchange of messages.

Academic research has proved that this  technology effectively works.

This solution strengthens the health care systems by empowering communities with knowledge about maternal and child health care services.

500,000 people

To reach about 10,000 people in one year and about 1,000,000 people in the next five years.

Financial challenges

Through fundraising.

6 full time staff and 4 part time staff.

We have a highly and technically qualified team that can effectively deliver maternal and child health services to the population.

Mariestops- Uganda and it is only supporting antenatal care and deliveries by providing safe delivery vouchers.

Through cost sharing in provision of health services, fundraising and grants.

Need financial support

To reduce neonatal and maternal mortality rates through increased utilization of maternal and child health services.

MIT solve members

My organization is has highly qualified medical staff and  will use the health workforce innovation prize to train health workers in good customer care so as to increase the utilization of maternal and child health services by community members.