The document discusses an m-Health solution called Anova Mobile that was designed for a South African health organization called Anova Health Institute. The app collects patient data from mobile health units using CommCare on smartphones. It includes forms for patient registration, screening, HIV adherence clubs, and assessments. The solution aims to effectively collect and track patient information, guide care, and integrate data with other health systems. Implementation would involve supplying phones, training staff, and managing costs of devices and data plans.

1. M - H E A LT H S O L U T I O N S F O R
A N O VA H E A LT H I N S T I T U T E
B E T H B O Y E R , R A C H E L F O N G , E M I LY F R I S C H , L A U R E N M C K E A N , N I C O L E P H A N , C AT I E T O B I N , J O A N N A W I L L I A M S
S A LT C O N S U LT I N G T E A M

2. M O PA N I
D I S T R I C T,
L I M P O P O
P R O V I N C E I N
S O U T H A F R I C A

3. M O B I L E
H E A LT H U N I T S
FA M I LY F R E E P R O J E C T

4. HIV Services
Pre-packaged ART
Chronic Care Services
Adherence Clubs
Screenings

5. C U R R E N T PA P E R B A S E D S Y S T E M
M O B I L E H E A LT H U N I T PAT I E N T D ATA C O L L E C T I O N

7. P R O B L E M S W I T H PA P E R B A S E D S Y S T E M
• Paper registers can be lost—all information lost
• May forget to bring register on mobile health
unit
• No back up
• Still need to manually enter data into system
and interpret what was written
• More difficult to track patient’s past visits
• No assistance or flagging system for nurse and
lay counsellors when seeing patients

8. W H AT A N O VA A S K E D U S T O D O :
• Design a system to:
• effectively collect patient information for all mobile health
unit (MHU) client
• assist nurse and lay counsellors to effectively detect health
problems, flag clients who need routine examinations or
follow up at their nearest healthcare facility
• Enable data to feed into the Health Information System used
by the South African Department of Health
• Feasibility and cost-effective analysis

9. M O B I L E P H O N E U S E I N S O U T H A F R I C A
40% use of internet
browsing via phones
89% of South Africans have a mobile phone
55% have Nokia or
similar type of cell
phone
34% have a smart
phone

10. N E T W O R K S I N S O U T H A F R I C A
• Vodacom
• MTN
• Cell C
• Telkom

11. V O D A C O M
10,200 cellular
towers in
South Africa
99.8%
population
covered
84% 3G
reliability
3G
96% 3G data
population
coverage

12. • Create apps for
free using
Community Plan
• Can be used
offline
• Can be synced to
other data systems
(i.e. Tier.net and
DHIS)
CommCare Mobile
Data is entered into
CommCare forms
CommCare HQ
Website
Access and
download data

13. • Proven the need for a new method of patient
data collection
• Described what the client asked us to provide
• Selected a platform to meet the client’s needs
• Provided evidence on feasibility of
implementing an m-Health solution in the
client’s setting
S O FA R W E H AV E …

14. P R E S E N T I N G O U R
A P P : A N O VA M O B I L E

16. PAT I E N T R E G I S T R AT I O N

17. PAT I E N T R E G I S T R AT I O N

18. “Yes”
“No”

19. S C R E E N I N G

20. S C R E E N I N G : G U I D E S F O R C A R E

21. S C R E E N I N G : P R O M P T S

22. S C R E E N I N G : H E L P B U T T O N

23. H I V A D H E R E N C E C L U B
F O R M : I N P R A C T I C E

24. H I V A D H E R E N C E C L U B F O R M

25. PAT I E N T N O T P R E S E N T:

26. PAT I E N T I S P R E S E N T:

27. A S S E S S M E N T: W E I G H T

28. A S S E S S M E N T: A R T

29. A S S E S S M E N T: L A B S

30. A S S E S S M E N T: E D U C AT I O N

32. I M P L E M E N TAT I O N
Supply mobile health unit
workers with Vodacom Smart
Speed phone (with data plan)
Provide trainings for unit and facility
staff to properly use and analyze.
User manual included.

33. C O S T S :
• Smart phone
One time investment
(replace as needed)
• Data plan
Ongoing cost
• Training
One time
investment

34. F U T U R E S T E P S
• Add chronic care form
• Break adherence club forms into separate forms
based on adherence club schedule (Lab or
Consult days)
• Add SMS text reminders for patients

35. A N O VA M O B I L E

36. Q U E S T I O N S ?
S A LT C O N S U LT I N G T E A M