ReviewFrontiers in digital health2022
Digital Solutions for Community and Primary Health Workers: Lessons From Implementations in Africa.
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39 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 65 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Community-Based Health Information Systems in Africa: A Scoping Review of Data Generation, Utilization, and Community Empowerment.Wellcome open research · 2024Pooled it
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- The Effectiveness of Family Planning Mobile Application and Enhanced Counseling on the Use of Modern Family Planning Methods Among Postpartum Women in Jordan.Journal of epidemiology and global health · 2026Article
- A User-Centered Approach to Achieving High Degree of Digital Health Technology Utilization for Community HIV Case Management and Data Collection in Ethiopia.Global health, science and practice · 2026Article
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- Differential acceptance of a national digital health platform among community and frontline health workers in Cote d'Ivoire: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in digital health · 2026Article
- Digital health interventions in strengthening primary healthcare systems in Sub-Saharan Africa: Insights from Ethiopia, Ghana, and Zimbabwe.PLOS digital health · 2026Article
- Health facility preparedness for early detection of symptomatic cancer in Southern Africa: A multi-centre cross-sectional study.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Perspectives of Primary Health Facility Leaders on the Contributions of Clinical Residents During Community Placement in Southwestern Uganda.Advances in medical education and practice · 2026Article
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- Associations between digital maturity in health and primary health care performance, 109 countries.Bulletin of the World Health Organization · 2025Article
- Digital Health Technology Infrastructure Challenges to Support Health Equity in the United States: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- From Peer Support to Program Supervision: Qualitative Insights on WhatsApp as Informal Digital Infrastructure for Community Health Workers and Public Health Officers in an Indian High-Priority Aspirational District.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Can AI Bridge or Widen Maternal Health Inequities?Public health challenges · 2025Article
- Evaluating Cost Savings Associated with a Patient-Facing Asthma Mobile Health Intervention.Applied clinical informatics · 2025Article
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- Impact of a Mobile Money-Based Conditional Cash Transfer Intervention on Health Care Utilization in Southern Madagascar: Mixed-Methods Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2025Article
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14 authors at 9 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
The agenda for Universal Health Coverage has driven the exploration of various innovative approaches to expanding health services to the general population. As more African countries have adopted digital health tools as part of the strategic approach to expanding health services, there is a need for defining a standard framework for implementation across board. Therefore, there is a need to review and employ an evidence-based approach to inform managing challenges, adopting best approaches, and implement informed recommendations. We reviewed a variety of digital health tools applied to different health conditions in primary care settings and highlighted the challenges faced, approaches that worked and relevant recommendations. These include limited coverage and network connectivity, lack of technological competence, lack of power supply, limited mobile phone usage and application design challenges. Despite these challenges, this review suggests that mHealth solutions could attain effective usage when healthcare workers receive adequate onsite training, deploying applications designed in an intuitive and easy to understand approach in a manner that fits into the users existing workflows, and involvement of the stakeholders at all levels in the design, planning, and implementation stages of the interventions.
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