by admin | Mar 27, 2018 | CCPF, Malawi, Maternal and Child Health, mHealth, Notes from the Field
Reposted from Skoll Perspectives Izizi ndi Zathu Zomwe. This is ours. That’s the name my team of adolescent researchers has given a groundbreaking public health initiative—a close study of their peers’ needs, behaviors, and preferences related to contraceptives. That...
by admin | Aug 4, 2017 | CCPF, Malawi, mHealth
This week, Chipatala cha pa Foni (CCPF) or “Health Center by Phone” moved its operations from Balaka, a rural community in southern Malawi, to its new facility in the capital city of Lilongwe. As we packed up the phones, headsets, and files, I was struck...
by admin | Jul 22, 2017 | CCPF, Health Worker Capacity, Malawi, mHealth, Technology
I am pleased to announce that the Malawi Ministry of Health has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to scale the mobile health hotline Chipatala Cha Pa Foni (CCPF), or “Health Center by Phone,” nationally. When complete, CCPF will be the first, government-run...
by admin | Aug 5, 2016 | CCPF, Health Worker Capacity, Malawi, Maternal and Child Health, mHealth, Technology
Malawi has made incredible strides over the past few years to reduce morbidity and mortality, specifically among women and children under 5 years old. Key to this success has been a focus on using community health workers, known in Malawi as Health Surveillance...
by admin | May 2, 2016 | CCPF, Malawi, Maternal and Child Health, mHealth
Donor support and new partners like Johnson & Johnson will help expand and enhance CCPF in the coming year. We are pleased to announce that Johnson & Johnson Corporate Contributions has become one of the key partners in championing Chipitala Cha Pa Foni...
by admin | Nov 12, 2015 | Funding, Malawi, Maternal and Child Health, mHealth
Republished from the UN Foundation Blog: Global Connections I often find myself playing the global health version of “if you were trapped on a desert island, which three things would you bring?” In my version, it’s “if you were the Ministry of Health, which three...
