Knowledge Hub
Guides
Step-by-step instructions for our diverse user base:
- Health Worker Manual: How to use the Amakomaya app for prenatal and postnatal tracking.
- Administrator Guide: Setting up municipality-level dashboards and managing local health worker accounts.
- Developer Onboarding: Setting up the local development environment and contributing to the open-source codebase.
Best Practices
Lessons learned from a decade of digital health in the Himalayas:
- The "Last Mile" Connection: Techniques for maintaining data integrity in regions with intermittent electricity and internet.
- Community Trust-Building: Strategies for introducing digital tools to traditional birth attendants and rural families.
- Language & Literacy: Principles for designing UI/UX that works for users with varying levels of formal education.
Case Studie
Evidence-based stories of impact:
- Reducing Home Deliveries in Karnali: How automated alerts increased institutional delivery rates by 30% in target districts.
- Real-time Intervention: A study on a specific emergency case where the Amakomaya dashboard alerted a coordinator to a high-risk pregnancy in time for an airlift.
- The Power of Data: How a provincial government used Amakomaya analytics to redistribute vaccines more effectively.
Research
Our contribution to the global scientific community:
- Peer-Reviewed Publications: Links to papers published in global health journals regarding mHealth impact.
- White Papers: Explorations into the sustainability of Digital Public Goods in low-income countries.
- Ongoing Studies: Details on current longitudinal research tracking child growth and nutrition via the platform.
Toolkits
Everything you need to launch a similar initiative:
- Content Library: Downloadable maternal health audio clips and infographics in open formats.
- Implementation Checklist: A roadmap for NGOs or governments looking to deploy Amakomaya.
- Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) Framework: Templates for tracking key performance indicators (KPIs) like ANC/PNC visit compliance.