BornFyne team met with the WHO digital health team in Geneva and opened up discussions on the WHO digital adaptation kit for antenatal care. BornFyne-PNMS currently incorporates over 40% of the features of the WHO DAK tool for antenatal care.
The Bornfyne team used the Impact First Summit as an opportunity to present the Bornfyne mobile application to participants and drive discussions on digital health for reproductive, maternal & new-born child health services and its implementation in Cameroon and Zambia.
Maternal and neonatal mortality remains high in Cameroon and many parts of the world. This situation is explained, in part, by factors like delays in diagnosis and management of obstetrical emergencies, limited access to standard of care services and qualified healthcare personnel as well as malpractice. Concerted action from a wide variety of stakeholders is…
What is Digital health? According to WHO, it is the use of digital technologies and health innovation to accelerate the attainment of health and the well-being. Digital Health in Cameroon In Cameroon, the Ministry of Public Health and its partners have designed a National Strategic Digital Health Plan with the following objectives;