rCHMIS in Uganda

A Community Health Information System to address the strategic and operational gaps within the health care system in refugee settlements in Uganda (rCHMIS).

Project start date : 01/08/2022

Last updated : 27/09/2023

Beneficiary country : Uganda

Healthcare themes targeted

  • Mother and child health
  • Primary healthcare
  • Nutrition
  • Malaria/paludism
  • Infectious diseases
  • Sexual and reproductive health
  • HIV/AIDS
  • Access to quality medicines/pharmacies
  • Vaccination
  • Other

Fields of application

  • Patient monitoring and medical data
  • Other(s) (specify)

Stage of development

  • Pilot project/testing/trials

Financing method

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

Area where the project is utilised

  • National (in one country only)

Economic model(s)

  • Subsidies
  • Other (please specify)

Target audience

  • Healthcare professionals and structures (hospitals, healthcare centres/clinics, health networks)
  • Sick people
  • Other

Project objectives

  • Decreased mortality
  • Improved treatment
  • Other (please explain)

Materials used

  • Smartphone
  • Tablet

Technologies used

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

Offline use

Yes

Open source

Yes

Open data

Yes

Independent evaluation

No

About the sponsor

Guild Digital Solutions

Guild Digital supports clients in the development sector with strategies to infuse technology within their core mission. Through their partnerships and collaborations, Guild Digital helps their clients design, develop and deploy digital solutions that fit a purpose and align with their core mission.

Sector : Industrial (Startups, enterprises, etc.)

Country of origin : Uganda

Contact : Sponsor website Project website

Partners

  • United Nations Commission for Refugee (UNCHR)

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

  • Medic Mobile

    Healthcare (professionals and structures)

  • Community Health Toolkit

    Healthcare (professionals and structures)

  • Medical Teams International (MTI)

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

  • Oxfam

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

  • African Humanitarian Action (AHA)

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

  • Water Mission

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