Side Meetings
SMB108
Digital decision support tools for enabling robust, integrated community health systems
29
Jan
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09:00 - 12:30 HRS. (BKK)
- PATH
Background: Digital health technologies can have a catalytic impact on health service provision in low resource contexts. Recent evidence points to the importance of prioritizing a technology-enabled community health workforce to strengthen the quality of PHC through rapid feedback, supportive supervision, and availability of real-time data (Kasper et al., 2023). However, operationalizing digital tools for frontline workers requires addressing the current low levels of supportive supervision and digital literacy among the community health workforce, and inconsistent internet connectivity in rural areas (Feroz, Khoja & Saleem, 2021). This session will explore recent advances to scale digital decision support tools to the community level.
Objectives:
- Current state of play: set the stage for the opportunities for extending digital health technologies to the community health level, including AI-enabled digital decision support tools to guide CHWs in carrying out an integrated scope of work.
- Highlight how the use of digital decision support tools can improve quality of care, including spotlighting a few countries where digital transformation is underway (Indonesia, India, Kenya, Vietnam…) to share early lessons
- Discuss challenges and opportunities for scaling, including the importance of strong governance structures, adequate financing, and real-world evidence to drive actions.
