Remind Me

Increasing demand for vaccination services

Project start date : 02/06/2018

Last updated : 02/01/2019

Beneficiary country : Nigeria

Healthcare themes targeted

  • Mother and child health
  • Primary healthcare
  • Vaccination

Fields of application

  • Information, education and communication for behaviour change (IEC)
  • Patient monitoring and medical data

Stage of development

  • Pilot project/testing/trials

Financing method

  • Public (grant/subsidies, call for proposals/call for tender, etc.)
  • NGO
  • Government agency (USAID, etc.)

Area where the project is utilised

  • Provincial/regional (in one region of a single country)

Economic model(s)

  • Income generated by beneficiaries
  • Subsidies
  • Sales of data analysis
  • Donations

What problem does the initiative address ?

Currently, in Nigeria, immunization cards issued to mothers are used to record and plan immunizations, but they can be lost or contain errors. Immunization card collection rate is 8.2 % and immunization completion rate is 29% based on the National Survey of 2017.

Detailed description of the initiative

Remind Me is an offline data management and reminder system for immunization using USSD/Voice Technology. It aims to increase demand for vaccination services and improve the healthcare infrastructure. Remind me supports caregivers, government, development agencies and health workers.

What is the proposed solution added value ?

Remind Me, a full suite system for vaccination delivery, works completely offline for users. It works using a USSD code and other services can plug into it through API integration.

1 861

Number of beneficiaries since launch

6 Full-Time equivalents

6 Employees

20 Volunteers

6 Service providers

Remind Me

1 861

Number of beneficiaries since launch

Target audience

  • Healthcare professionals and structures (hospitals, healthcare centres/clinics, health networks)
  • Children - adolescents (ages 6-18)
  • Young children (0-5 years)

Project objectives

  • Decreased mortality
  • Decreased morbidity

Materials used

  • Cellular (mobile) phone
  • Smartphone
  • Tablet
  • Computer

Technologies used

  • Mobile telecommunications (without data connection)
  • Internet
  • Geolocation

Offline use

No

Open source

No

Open data

No

Independent evaluation

No

About the sponsor

Innovation Corner

The Innovation Corner is a social innovation centre that uses offline technology and human centred design to solve social problems. Its flagship product is Remind Me.

Sector : Industrial (Startups, enterprises, etc.)

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Contact : Sponsor website Project website

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Partners

  • National Primary Healthcare Development Agency

    Healthcare (professionals and structures)

  • Future Assured Initiative

    Institutions (Communities, public authorities, NGOs, foundations, etc.)

  • Each One

    Institutions (Communities, public authorities, NGOs, foundations, etc.)

  • Aid One Foundation