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Improving ARV Compliance: Infrastructure and FrontlineSMS software for UCM-Care in Chibabava Mozambique

Submitted by eblantz on Wed, 06/16/2010 - 09:51

Description

This project involved deployment of solar power, computers, and wireless links serving 5 locations in rural western Mozambique.  Our client, UCM-Care, is affiliated with Univ. of Pittsburg and the Catholic University of Mozambique in Beira.  The system supports client efforts to improve medication compliance among HIV positive  patients in the area and supports communications between program offices, rural clinics as well as communications with community health workers ("activistas") doing patient care outreach.   

Project

This project involved deployment of solar power, computers, and wireless links serving 5 locations in rural western Mozambique. Our client, UCM-Care, is affiliated with Univ. of Pittsburg and the Catholic University of Mozambique in Beira. The system supports client efforts to improve medication compliance among HIV positive patients in the area and supports communications between program offices, rural clinics as well as communications with community health workers ("activistas") doing patient care outreach.

Key Goals: 

1. Improve patient compliance with antiretroviral medication compliance
2. Provide reliable basic computing infrastructure for program managers
3. Reduce overall program costs

Beneficiary Type: 
Program officers, clinicians, patients, community health workers
Number of beneficiaries impacted: 
15000
Number of communities reached: 
5

Technology

Number of computers: 
18
Types: 
Desktop
Server
Operating Systems: 
Windows XP
Key Software Applications: 
Microsoft XP, FrontlineSMS
Power Source: 
Solar
Internet Connectivity: 
GPRS
Satellite

Organization

Implementing Organizations: 
Inveneo
Inveneo Involvement: 
Yes

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Eric Blantz

Eric is the Senior Director for Healthcare Solutions, responsible for Inveneo’s overall approach to this rapidly changing problem area, including strategy, select project management and development of health-specific ICT solutions in collaboration with Inveneo's strategic partners in the health sector.

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Andris Bjornson

Since graduating from Northwestern University with a Physics degree, I have helped build long-distance nonprofit WiFi networks as a volunteer in Nepal, managed communications-hardware deployments for the U.S. Department of State, created a high-volume image archive system for an A-list advertising photographer, and helped tell the story of landmine survivors through documentary multimedia. This multi-disciplinary career path has been my attempt to blend passions for technology, creativity, and global involvement. Outside of work, I am an avid photographer and I try to spend as much time as possible getting to the top of tall things by boot, bike, climbing harness, or ice axe.

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