Bornfyne: prenatal management system in Cameroon

A real-time web portal prenatal management system integrated into a two-way interactive mobile application called BornFyne-PNMS.

Project start date :

Last updated : 23/11/2023

Beneficiary country : Cameroon

Healthcare themes targeted

  • Mother and child health
  • Primary healthcare
  • Sexual and reproductive health
  • Emergency services

Fields of application

  • Health professional training
  • Telemedicine (remote diagnosis and consultations)
  • Information, education and communication for behaviour change (IEC)
  • Patient monitoring and medical data

Stage of development

  • Pilot project/testing/trials

Financing method

  • NGO

Area where the project is utilised

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

Economic model(s)

  • Revenue generated by the beneficiaries/healthcare facilities
  • Subsidies

What problem does the initiative address ?

Maternal health remains a public health emergency in Cameroon, with a relatively high maternal mortality ratio (MMR) of 596 deaths/100,000 live births. Gender inequalities and the proportion of qualified midwives are key social determinants that explain variations in maternal mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. Women living in rural areas and poor women are respectively

Detailed description of the initiative

In partnership with the Denis and Lenora Foretia Foundation, Cires is implementing the Bornfyne project: prenatal management system in the health districts of Akonolinga and Ayos in the Centre Cameroon region. The aim is to improve the access and use of maternal health services, and to strengthen the capacity of district health services and health facilities to provide innovative, evidence-based, accountable, quality maternal, newborn and child reproductive health (MNCH) services for...

What is the proposed solution added value ?

The BornFyne-PNMS addresses this problem by focusing on maternal and child health, as it generates highly disaggregated data designed using the WHO recommended guidelines for the Antenatal Care Digital Adaptation Kit. BornFyne-PNMS data will be pushed to DHIS2 to strengthen the health management information system using FHIR HL7 interoperability layers, adding value to the health management information system and minimising parallel structures.

BornFyne-PNMS is the only digita...

380

Number of beneficiaries since launch

3 Full-Time equivalents

15 Employees

20 Volunteers

29 Service providers

Bornfyne: prenatal management system in Cameroon

380

Number of beneficiaries since launch

Target audience

  • Healthcare professionals and structures (hospitals, healthcare centres/clinics, health networks)
  • Pregnant women

Project objectives

  • Decreased mortality
  • Decreased morbidity
  • Improved treatment

Materials used

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

Technologies used

  • Mobile telecommunications (without data connection)
  • Internet
  • Geolocation
  • Mobile app (Android, iOS, Windows Phone, HTML5, etc.)

Offline use

Yes

Open source

No

Open data

Yes

Independent evaluation

Yes, evaluated independently

About the sponsor

Centre international de recherche, d'éducation et de soins (Cires)

The International Centre for Research, Education and Care (Cires) is a non-profit medical association established in August 2015 to contribute towards improving the response to the needs of patients living in tropical environments, with a particular focus on neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). The Cires’ action strategy is based on a response centred on patients’ needs, a synergy of action between research, innovation, training and care, and finally networking.

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

Country of origin : Cameroon

Contact : Sponsor website Project website

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Partners

  • University of Ottawa, Ottawa Canada

    Academic entities (Universities, research laboratories, etc)

  • Denis and Lenora Foretia Foundation

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

  • Ministry of Public Health

    Healthcare (professionals and structures)

  • Donwel Systems

    Industrial (Startups, enterprises, etc.)

  • Health Promotion Alliance Cameroon (HPAC)

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