This paper examines the current use of ICTs to advance family planning, reproductive health, and other health programs, and identifies the enabling conditions for further scale-up. The examples of ICTs at work are structured around specific elements of success that were captured in the 2008 USAID-funded report, Elements of Success in Family Planning Programming: (1) building a high-performing, welltrained staff; (2) providing strong leadership; (3) communicating effectively; (4) basing decisions on evidence; and (5) assuring contraceptive security with a strong logistics system.
Examples of ICT are being applied to support or advance family planning and reproductive health programs in many African countries. Examples from Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, Malawi and Uganda are examined here, complemented by a review of efforts in Bangladesh and India as well as several virtual global programs. The paper also takes a look at how digital platforms and mobile technology are being integrated into the overall health systems strengthening approach. The collective review of these programs illustrates the myriad ways in which technology is adapted to respond to local needs as well as to support national health programs and global health initiatives.
This paper examines the current use of ICTs to advance family planning, reproductive health, and other health programs, and identifies the enabling conditions for further scale-up. The examples of ICTs at work are structured around specific elements of success that were captured in the 2008 USAID-funded report, Elements of Success in Family Planning Programming: (1) building a high-performing, welltrained staff; (2) providing strong leadership; (3) communicating effectively; (4) basing decisions on evidence; and (5) assuring contraceptive security with a strong logistics system.
Examples of ICT are being applied to support or advance family planning and reproductive health programs in many African countries. Examples from Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, Malawi and Uganda are examined here, complemented by a review of efforts in Bangladesh and India as well as several virtual global programs. The paper also takes a look at how digital platforms and mobile technology are being integrated into the overall health systems strengthening approach. The collective review of these programs illustrates the myriad ways in which technology is adapted to respond to local needs as well as to support national health programs and global health initiatives.
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