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Getting the message out
A simple deck of illustrated cards helps health workers communicate important health messages to families.
India’s mHealth projects, run by BBC Media Action, are designed to provide ongoing learning and development support to frontline health workers via their mobile phones to help them in their efforts to reduce maternal and child mortality rates during their home visits with families.
Mobile Kunji combines an interactive voice response service with a simple deck of illustrated cards, each communicating an important health message (which can also be played as an audio message via mobile phone) to persuade families to adopt positive health practices.
Health workers can also access a complimentary training course via a simple phone call, giving them access to refreshers on technical health content and tips and tricks for effective communication.
As of May 2014, all 38,512 FLWs had begun the Mobile Academy course, and Mobile Kunji had been accessed by over 160,000 unique users.
mHealth and Mobile Kunji are funded by UK aid.
Picture: BBC Media Action
Getting the message out
A simple deck of illustrated cards helps health workers communicate important health messages to families.
India’s mHealth projects, run by BBC Media Action, are designed to provide ongoing learning and development support to frontline health workers via their mobile phones to help them in their efforts to reduce maternal and child mortality rates during their home visits with families.
Mobile Kunji combines an interactive voice response service with a simple deck of illustrated cards, each communicating an important health message (which can also be played as an audio message via mobile phone) to persuade families to adopt positive health practices.
Health workers can also access a complimentary training course via a simple phone call, giving them access to refreshers on technical health content and tips and tricks for effective communication.
As of May 2014, all 38,512 FLWs had begun the Mobile Academy course, and Mobile Kunji had been accessed by over 160,000 unique users.
mHealth and Mobile Kunji are funded by UK aid.
Picture: BBC Media Action