PLATFORM FOR REFERRAL OF PREGNANT WOMEN IN TOGO

To improve referral and counter-referral of women receiving emergency obstetric and neonatal care in the Kara region and the Mô district.

Project start date : 01/09/2019

Last updated : 20/09/2023

Beneficiary country : Togo

Healthcare themes targeted

  • Mother and child health

Fields of application

  • Health professional training
  • Telemedicine (remote diagnosis and consultations)
  • Patient monitoring and medical data

Stage of development

  • Pilot project/testing/trials

Financing method

  • Public (grant/subsidies, call for proposals/call for tender, etc.)

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 ?

In Togo, maternal mortality is estimated at 401/100,000 live births. In the Kara region, poor conditions for referring women to emergency obstetric and neonatal centres (SONU) are contributing to the increase in deaths of women in labour and following childbirth.

Since September 2019, the Direction Régionale de la Santé (DRS) of the Kara region has set up an electronic platform called “WhatsApp-DRS Kara-SONU” to manage women’s referrals to SONU in the Kara region. However, the deployment of the platform has not been evaluated.

Detailed description of the initiative

This project was the subject of a study as part of a doctoral research project initiated by Dr Sibabe Agoro and supported by the Centre de Formation et de Recherche en Santé Publique de l’Université de Lomé (CFRSP) in Togo.

What is the proposed solution added value ?

It uses an easy-to-use digital medium (Android supported) available to staff at a reduced cost. This will eventually enable an electronic system to be set up to monitor patients throughout their care. This solution will enable better management of referrals and counter-referrals for pregnant women, and ultimately reduce their morbidity and mortality.

3 660

Number of beneficiaries since launch

117 Full-Time equivalents

N/C Employees

N/C Volunteers

N/C Service providers

PLATFORM FOR REFERRAL OF PREGNANT WOMEN IN TOGO

3 660

Number of beneficiaries since launch

Target audience

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

Project objectives

  • Decreased mortality

Materials used

  • Cellular (mobile) phone
  • Smartphone
  • Computer

Technologies used

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

Offline use

No

Open source

No

Open data

No

Independent evaluation

No

About the sponsor

Centre de Formation et de Recherche en Santé Publique de l'Université de Lomé (CFRSP)

The Centre de Formation et de Recherche en Santé Publique de l’Université de Lomé (CFRSP) is a public institution for training and research in public health in Togo. It was established in 1964 and is attached to the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Lomé.

The CFRSP offers degree, master’s and doctoral courses in public health. It trains qualified public health executives in various disciplines such as public health, community health, management, applied research, family health, etc., in order to meet the health needs in Togo and the region.

Sector : Academic entities (Universities, research laboratories, etc)

Country of origin : Togo

Contact : Sponsor website Project website

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Partners

  • Health Department of the Kara region

    Healthcare (professionals and structures)

  • Mother and Child Health Department

    Other