mHealth Innovation for HIV-MNCH community Health Workers in South Africa

STATUS: Current
PROJECT LEADER:Van Heerden, AC (Dr Alastair), Van Rooyen, HE (Prof. Heidi)
OTHER TEAM MEMBERS: De Kock, C.J. (Ms Cilna), Joseph, PK (Mr Philip), Nyawane, CL (Ms Lebo)
DEPARTMENT RESPONSIBLE: Public Health, Societies and Belonging (HSC)

Abstract

To manage project activities in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa over the 3 year intervention development grant in order to develop and test the acceptibility and feasibility of an mHealth innovation to support community health workers in the delivery of home based HIV and maternal and child health support to caregivers and their children in HIV infected households in Kwazulu Natal, South Africa.