User talk:Mwebembezi

ICT solutions leads behavioural change in the health practices of mothers and mothers-to-be. In Uganda, maternal and child health is a top priority. The country’s fertility rate of seven children per woman, alongside child and maternal mortality rates at 130 per 1,000 live births and 420 per 100,000 women, respectively, are among the highest in the world. Many of these deaths can be prevented by improving health promotion and fostering behavioural change in mothers’ health practices. The SMS campaigns, supported by Text to Change, target both mothers and fathers with text messages about prenatal and postpartum care and HIV/AIDS, telling women how they can protect themselves and their unborn children against diseases and reminding families of the importance of going to health clinics for check-ups during pregnancy. Eighty-six Village Health Teams have been trained in the use of ICT to increase their knowledge of health-related issues and for reaching out to pregnant women and young families in Jinja. Nine health centres collaborate directly with Health Child to further strengthen the Health Child activities. http://www.iicd.org/building-digital-capacities-enabling-the-drivers-of-social-change-through-icts-1#sthash.1eDZpqMd.dpuf Application of ICT for healthcare delivery and personal health management. The provision of useful, user-friendly and secure electronic services for citizens is predicated on the interoperability of different systems. RCRA will pursue an interoperability mandate by leveraging international standards and best practices for innovative service prototypes.

Mobile phones provide a promising platform for personalized health and well-being management services. Using these generic devices as a platform would allow the integration of behaviour change support into everyday situations. Mobile devices can also unobtrusively monitor users’ actions, and the resulting information can be used to facilitate behaviour self-monitoring, and to provide timely guidance and intervention.

RCRA has a strategy to join forces with health service providers to apply science and technology to real life processes. http://rcradvocacy.blogspot.com