from SAAD MUSE in Mogadishu, Somalia
Somalia Bureau
MOGADISHU, (CAJ News) – SOMALIA is pioneering digital transformation systems to enhance the delivery of health and nutrition services in the conflict-torn country.
Government, in a partnership with humanitarian agencies, is doing away with outdated, paper-based processes, to pave the way for reliable data and real-time visibility into health services and suboptimal supply chain performance.
This is under the CaafimaadPlus Data Digitalization System (C+ DDS), with funding from European Union Humanitarian Aid.
CaafimaadPlus is a consortium of several international and local humanitarian organisations.
C+ DDS is alongside the rollout of the Pharmaceutical Information Management System (PIMS), marking a critical shift from fragmented systems to integrated, responsive and evidence-driven health programming and implementation.
C+ DDS is developed in partnership with Ogow Health, an award-winning digital health solutions provider and is anticipated to address long-standing issues such as poor data quality, limited patient follow-up and inefficient reporting.
The system is live in 43 facilities supported by CaafimaadPlus, across 23 districts in south-central Somalia.
C+ DDS system is currently feeding real-time data into a central dashboard that will support decision making at facility, district and consortium level.
“But digitalisation doesn’t stop at patient records,” said a humanitarian spokesperson.
“At the core of ensuring quality care is the availability and rational use of essential medicines- a challenge that has historically plagued humanitarian response in Somalia.”
C+ DDS comprises features like SMS and voice reminders for immunisations and antenatal care visits.
Conflict, displacement and recurring natural disasters have for long deepened humanitarian needs in Somalia.
– CAJ News