Assessing the acceptability and feasibility of digitalising the community health worker programme in Uganda

Authors: Stella Bakeera Ssali, Emily Goodwin, John Baptist Bwanika, Anthony Nuwa, Liberty Bunce, Solomon Muhumuza, Paul Mbaka

Digitalisation of community health programmes is highly acceptable to community health workers and could improve health services.

Since 2020, Malaria Consortium has collaborated with the Ugandan Ministry of Health to develop and implement the Electronic Community Health Information System (eCHIS). The eCHIS platform incorporates a digital tool for community health workers (CHWs) that enhances quality service provision and offers real-time surveillance support for community health. The digital tool assists CHWs with case management for reproductive, maternal, neonatal and child health, as well as for HIV/tuberculosis, and provides support tools for nutrition and water, sanitation and hygiene. eCHIS is led and fully owned by the Ministry of Health and is the only community mobile health tool endorsed for use in Uganda. We assessed the acceptability, feasibility and usability of the eCHIS digital tool among CHWs.

This poster was presented at the Global Digital Health Forum 2023.