Amakomaya

Android apps for protecting Pregnant mother and infant babies

Project start date : 03/09/2012

Last updated : 04/09/2023

Beneficiary country : Nepal

Healthcare themes targeted

  • Mother and child health
  • Nutrition

Fields of application

  • Information, education and communication for behaviour change (IEC)

Stage of development

  • Routine project/operational

Financing method

  • Public (grant/subsidies, call for proposals/call for tender, etc.)
  • Private (private investors, crowdfunding, philanthropy, etc.)

Area where the project is utilised

  • National (in one country only)

Economic model(s)

  • Subsidies
  • Donations

What problem does the initiative address ?

Amakomaya addresses the health care scenario of pregnant women in rural settings by introducing videos of the changes of the foetus inside the body through an android application.

Detailed description of the initiative

Last updated in September 2023

Through the use of the Internet, pregnant women can register on demand. Through the use of a username and password, pregnant women can securely obtain information about pregnancy through audio, text and video content. This content is available on mobile phones. Amakomaya.com aims to inform and empower low-income pregnant women about pregnancy and childbirth and care during pregnancy, with a focus on maternal, newborn and child health.

What is the proposed solution added value ?

Rural women rarely have access or willingness to go for health check ups during their pregnancy. This application helps them understand the changes they are going to experience and the necessary care needed while emphasizing the need for routine doctor consult.

During the covid-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Health and population (MoHP) of Nepal used the Amakomaya APP to track covid-19 cases using the app as an Information Management Unit (IMU) and to generate vaccination digital certificates. Moreover, using a maternal tracking system, to identify COVID-19 cases and tracking them, as well as to share results with local government and hospitals was an innovative idea.

650 000

Number of beneficiaries since launch

N/C Full-Time equivalents

12 Employees

75 Volunteers

4 Service providers

Field report of the project
Amakomaya

650 000

Number of beneficiaries since launch

Target audience

  • Pregnant women
  • Patient family/entourage

Project objectives

  • Decreased mortality
  • Improved treatment

Materials used

  • Smartphone
  • Computer

Technologies used

  • Internet
  • Mobile app (Android, iOS, Windows Phone, HTML5, etc.)

Offline use

Yes

Open source

Yes

Open data

No

Independent evaluation

No

About the sponsor

Yagiten Pvt Ltd

Yagiten delivers solutions for communities who have small size of financial transaction and usually ignored by companies who are looking for profit. It focuses on the intersection of business and communities development and connects companies, organizations and professionals to the practical information they need to make an impact.

Sector : Industrial (Startups, enterprises, etc.)

Country of origin : Nepal

Contact : Sponsor website Project website

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Partners

  • Patan Academy of Health and Science

    Academic entities (Universities, research laboratories, etc)

  • Health and Population Ministry of Nepal

    Other

  • GIZ

    Other