2016 ICT4D Conference

The DDP is a joint project of Vecna Cares, Transmara District Health Management Team, Narok County Government and the Kenya MoH. It aims to strengthen the health system through the development and deployment of an electronic health records (EHR) system.
In line with Sustainable Development Goals 3,9, 10 &17, the Kenya MoH Sector Strategy and Investment Plan and Vision 2030 the high level objectives of the DDP are:
- Improve capacity of health facilities by building an EHR optimized to function in remote and/or low resource settings
- Increase capacity in DHMT caregivers through training in daily use of EHR
- Develop a point of care data tool to enhance data accuracy and real time reporting
- Strengthen the healthcare system with robust data capture and reporting tools to support data driven decision making
- Build an EHR that closes gaps between patients, caregivers and decision makers
Accomplishments
- Sustainably transitioned 35 of 45 existing public primary health facilities from paper based systems to the more reliable, flexible CliniPAK EHR
- Achieved full electronic data capture and reporting in 3 key service areas: Outpatient, Family Planning , Antenatal care
- Observed improved data quality, higher efficiency in reporting times, greater accountability and resource management
- Provided skills training for ~50% of DHMT clinical staff in Transmara on EHRs/CliniPAK
- Installed and used CliniPAK in remote areas, reaching vulnerable populations
- Achieved electronic capture and recording of 80,000+ unique patient visits
- Provided previously unavailable data granularity, allowing efficient database searches and data mining for clinical, operational and administrative oversight
- Operationalized records transfer to support referrals