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1 ) Brief description of the eHealth project
eHealth Africa was founded by Adam Thompson and Evelyn Castle in 2009 with a simple idea: communities in developing countries could have better healthcare when providers are able to make data-driven decisions.
Vision : A world where everyone lives healthy and more prosperous lives
Mission: eHealth Africa empowers vulnerable and underserved communities to achieve healthier, more prosperous lives by strengthening health systems through innovative, data-driven digital solutions and person-centered care.
2009
-1st project was at a Family Health Care in Kaduna
-changing hard health record to e-health record
-providing vaccination services by using e-child health record
2012
– started building Emergency Operations Centers (EOCs) for Polio vaccination in Northern Nigeria
– started collection GIS
– mapping vaccine missing area by using mobile app
2014
– Over 1.1M vaccines delivered via Vaccine Direct Delivery (VDD)
– kano infrastructure getting electricity to Connect launches (Solar system) to store vaccine in the community
2015
-eIDSR developed
-Sense Ebola Follow Up Mobile App developed trace contact cases
2016
-0 new Ebola cases in West Africa!
2017
-start implementing GRID in Nigeria
-Sokoto Meningitis Lab set up to respond to Meningitis outbreak from 2016
2018
-GRID data collection phase completed
-launch eLearning platform for health workers
– LoMIS scales up for better functionality
2019
49% of LGAs in Nigeria were tracked using VTS by using Android-based applications
-Through Kano Connect, 1,032 health workers were trained to deliver better routine immunization service
-Sierra Leone became the 1st country in WHO African region
its national disease surveillance system from paper-based to a web-based electronic platform
2020
-Over 42 million doses of life saving vaccines delivered through VDD
-Nigeria was declared Polio free
During the next ten years, They want to continue to strengthen health systems in Africa through the use of data, logistics and technical solutions.2) In which domains do the eHealth project cover? Health in our hand, Interacting for health, data enabling health.
-Health in our hand-Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS), Vaccine Direct Delivery – VDD, mHealth by using mobile tablet
-Interacting for health- mobile device and real time reporting
-Data enabling- based on GIS and geo point- conducted address tracing to get vaccinationHow could this project improve the current health practice?
-Insights Learning Forum (ILF) conducted yearly started from 2023
-2025 Insights Learning Forum: “Local Investments for Connected Communities: The Power of Digital Health Networks in -Public Health Transformation.”
-Partnership with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation ,the Nigerian Emergency Operations Center, CDC, WHO, Population Council
-Cost-effective, real-time response, offline and online
-Control the privacy of assets with Mobile device management
-Collect regular feedback from health care staff for user satisfaction
-90% of staff recommend that e-health is better than paper basedResources
https://planfeld.ehealthafrica.org/
https://lomis.ehealthafrica.org/
https://data.ehealthafrica.org/about
https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/312364/WHO-AF-WHE-CPI-02.2019-eng.pdf
https://ehealthafrica.org/case-study/sokoto-meningitis-laboratory-and-diagnostic-facilities/
https://ghdx.healthdata.org/organizations/vaccination-tracking-system-vts-nigeria -
Thank you for your presentation on eHealth Africa. From the VDO, I understood that they have shifted from paper-based to electronic systems for health data records, vaccination tracking, surveillance, and eLearning. Mobile devices are also used for contact tracing and health campaigns. These implementations clearly cover the three main domains you mentioned. I’d like to add that it also highlights the interaction between global stakeholders, both governments and NGOs, enabling communication on a large scale across the Africa continent, where health challenges is significant. I am really impressed by their work and journey.
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Great presentation! The eHealth project is very interesting and very impactful. Your presentation is clear, well organized, and cover main context.
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One thing, your presentation exceeded time limit (3-5 minutes). For next presentation, please strict to the time limit- this is very important!
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Hi William!
Thanks for your presentation on eHealth Africa, that was really interesting! I can imagine how this eHealth project improves access to health care, especially for people living in remote areas. It would help make health care services more equitable and accessible for the community. I’m just wondering how does the project address cold chain management? Since vaccination programs need to prioritize cold chain management, right? Or, it might be the same scenario with EPI program in Myanmar, I guess.
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