29 April 2017
As part of ongoing co-design and stakeholder engagement, IIMC (mHealth4Afrika Coordinator) and Nelson Mandela University (South Africa) undertook pre-beta validation with sixteen representatives from the Cofimvaba District Hospital, the maternal child and women health coordinator, sub-district manager and 5 healthcare clinics (Sabalelo Clinic, Banzi Clinic, St Marks Clinic, Ntsingeni Clinic and Qamata Clinic) in the Eastern Cape of South Africa on 27 and 28 April 2017.
This was very informative in relation to fine-tuning of the beta platform prior to installing in clinics for the pilot phase and provided the healthcare workers with the opportunity to validate the updated workflow, user interface and functionality.
It also provided an opportunity to sensitise and train the healthcare workers on shortlisted CE sensors that will be used by antenatal care nurses at the point of care during the mHealth4Afrika beta pilot to capture readings related to pulse rate, blood oxygen levels, blood pressure, blood sugar levels, temperature and weight.
There was a high level of enthusiasm and the participants look forward to participate in the beta pilot.