OPISMS

An app to improve vaccination coverage

Project start date : 01/11/2011

Beneficiary country : Ivory Coast

Healthcare themes targeted

  • Mother and child health
  • Vaccination

Fields of application

  • Health professional training
  • Patient monitoring and medical data

Stage of development

  • Routine project/operational

Financing method

  • Private (private investors, crowdfunding, philanthropy, etc.)
  • NGO

Area where the project is utilised

  • National (in one country only)

Economic model(s)

  • Income generated by beneficiaries
  • Subsidies

About the project

Updated September 2023.

OPISMS’ aim is to increase vaccine coverage by sending SMS reminders of vaccination dates, and raising awareness of how important they are. It also issues online vaccination logs.
With over 100,000 new users a year, the service has expanded to include new features such as providing pregnant women with information about vaccination appointments, antenatal and postnatal appointments, and preparing for the arrival of their child.


OPISMS uses awareness-raising to solve the problem of forgotten booster vaccines, as well as over-vaccination.


10 Full-Time equivalents

5 Employees

18 Volunteers

N/C Service providers

OPISMS

1 200 000

Number of beneficiaries since launch

Target audience

  • Healthcare professionals and structures (hospitals, healthcare centres/clinics, health networks)
  • Entire population
  • Pregnant women
  • Children - adolescents (ages 6-18)
  • Young children (0-5 years)
  • Patient family/entourage

Project objectives

  • Decreased mortality
  • Decreased morbidity
  • Improved treatment

Materials used

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

Technologies used

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

About the sponsor

OPISMS SARL

OPISMS SARL is a limited company specialising in computing, ICT, and mapping systems. It is an operator for the Côte d’Ivoire’s Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene, for which it carries out public health assignments.

Sector : Industrial (Startups, enterprises, etc.)

Country of origin : Côte d'Ivoire

Contact : Sponsor website Project website

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Offline use

Yes

Open source

No

Open data

No

Independent evaluation

No

Partners

  • Orange Fab

    Industrial (Startups, enterprises, etc.)

  • Intrepid Entrepreneurs

    Healthcare (professionals and structures)