Geo-enhanced health service delivery involves the use of geospatial data and technologies to support planning and delivery of health care services. Geospatial data supports health care systems to identify gaps in healthcare service delivery and it provides critical data that informs the optimization of resources. By the end of August 2024, the CHT based eCHIS app had been deployed to 19 districts in Uganda; 168 Community Health Extension Workers (CHEWs) and 13592 Village Health Teams (VHTs) have been trained and are using the eCHIS app to deliver care. CHT forms collect geospatial data if permission is given to Android and GPS radio is on.
The MOH Uganda team has adopted the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI) framework to guide the implementation of zero-dose immunization intervention, the MOH team is using geospatial data and tools to identify children who have not received DPT3 vaccine. In our August 2024 Round-up call, the MOH Uganda team shared with the community their experience and challenges of using GPS data to support microplanning. Through this initiative, the MOH team has extracted Amuru district DPT3 eCHIS records that have geo coordinates, used satellite images to get Amuru district administrative and health facility data and modelled population data to compute the total number of DPT eligible children. Data from the different sources has been integrated, analyzed, computed; digital maps developed to display eligible children who have not received DPT3 by village and the information on DPT drop outs has helped the MOH team to come up with targeted interventions aimed at improving the reach of immunization. Thank you Jamiru Mpiima and Chris Kazaana for sharing great insights on how the MOH Uganda team is harnessing the GPS data to improve decision making. Here is the recording of the presentation.