M-Health

PCAU has been piloting a palliative care surveillance tool- M-health, which uses smartphones to collect data on palliative care in health centers on a monthly basis. The information obtained from the exercise provides evidence for advocacy and lobbying policymakers on important aspects that need improvement.

The surveillance was first piloted in May 2015 in four health facilities. It was later extended to 20 facilities which include government-run and private not-for-profit hospitals. Palliative care providers in the participating facilities have been trained in how to collect data that feeds into a central database at PCAU.

Facilities Participating in M-Health