One call away from a stronger health system: learnings from Malawi’s ‘health centre by phone’
Imagine your young child is not feeling well. With recent news reports about an outbreak of cholera spreading throughout your community, you’re nervous about their potential of being infected. But the nearest health centre is hours away, and you need a referral from a...
World Bank Launches Telemedicine Toolkits For Governments and Service Providers
Washington D.C., USA (27 February, 2023) – Two World Bank “Planning National Telemedicine and Health Hotline Services” toolkits were launched today at an event hosted in Washington, D.C. and accessed virtually across the world. The two toolkits, one for governments...Planning National Telemedicine and Health Hotline Services: A Toolkit for Service Providers
This toolkit for service providers working with governments was produced by the World Bank in collaboration with the Ministry of Health of Libya. It is an output of the Libya Health Sector Support Grant (P163565) program led by Christopher H. Herbst and Mohini Kak,...Planning National Telemedicine and Health Hotline Services: A Toolkit for Governments
This toolkit for governments was produced by the World Bank in collaboration with the Ministry of Health of Libya. It is an output of the Libya Health Sector Support Grant (P163565) program led by Christopher H. Herbst and Mohini Kak, both senior health specialists at...
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HCBP Impresses South African Delegation
Championing Health Center By Phone as a Step Towards Universal Health Coverage in Malawi and Beyond – Learnings from the South African Delegation
Health leaders from across Malawi, as well as non-profit and private sector partners, championed the use of Health Center by Phone as a means of working towards Universal Health Coverage for Malawian citizens and beyond, during a three day South African delegation to...
“I did it all on a phone”: The hotline changing health outcomes in Malawi
It is mid-morning in Area 23, a busy township in Malawi’s capital Lilongwe, and the sun is already scorching. For Chikondi Juma, 42, the dry season brings back memories of the serious tummy pains she had during her pregnancy this time in 2020.