A mobile application called mSakhi is being used to help India's midwives and accredited social health activists (ASHAs) improve the health of mothers and children in rural parts of the country. The app allows users to track maternal deaths by age group from birth through their first year at home or school leaving them with a clear picture on how many women are dying during pregnancy and childbirth. That being said, there are nationwide efforts being made to get people connected. When a mobile connection becomes available, the data is then uploaded to a server. India's frontline health workers, such as ASHAs and midwives, must identify and register pregnant women. "What mSakhi does is it saves a lot of paper time", explained Meenakshi Jain, senior advisor of programs at non-profit organisation IntraHealth.
A mobile application called mSakhi is being used to help India's midwives and accredited social health activists (ASHAs) improve the health of mothers and children in rural parts of the country. The app allows users to track maternal deaths by age group from birth through their first year at home or school leaving them with a clear picture on how many women are dying during pregnancy and childbirth. When a mobile connection becomes available, the data is then uploaded to a server. India's frontline health workers, such as ASHAs and midwives, must identify and register pregnant women. "What mSakhi does is it saves a lot of paper time", explained Meenakshi Jain, senior advisor of programs at non-profit organisation IntraHealth.