Child mortality is a prevalent problem in Africa where, in most countries, more than 100 children out of a thousand die before their first birthday. In Mali where our project started, 1 child out of 5 does not reach the age of 5.
This is not due to major epidemics but, in 70 % of cases, to diseases that can very easily be treated if detected early enough. It’s an aberration as affordable treatment and staff qualified to treat those diseases are available locally.
>>>Pesinet uses mobile technologies and the proximity work of health agents from the communities served to reach families where they live and work and drive demand for early-treatment.
The service encourages families to get to the doctor as soon as the first symptoms occur and facilitate access to affordable care by partnering with existing community-based public healthcare structures.
>>>Pesinet’s service leverages the quality GSM network in Africa and open-source software to record and transfer information and then reduce the amount of time a doctor needs to access and analyze it.
A mobile application has been developed to collect and transfer data on the ground by Pesinet’s agents. An online application linked to a database allows for remote monitoring of health data by the local doctor, activity management and tracking of key impact indicators.
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On January 9th 2010, representatives of various organizations working on healthcare and development in Mali, executives from local healthcare structures, elected members, representatives of the local district and families living ...
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