Totohealth - Saving lives of children under 5 years using mobile technology Information

Totohealth is a social enterprise utilizing mobile technology to detect child development abnormalities and improve access to maternal and child health information for the marginalized communities using mobile technology. The majority of Africans do not have access to adequate maternal and child care due to inadequate resources thereby delaying detection of child growth abnormalities to heights that diminish the benefits of any intervention. Totohealth is revolutionizing maternal and child health industry by leveraging mobile technology platforms. It allows parents and caregivers to monitor the development of their child using the electronic set of Totohealth’s abnormality indicators, empowering them with relevant information and linking them to the right health care service providers for specialized care, treatment and guidance. The overall objective of the Toto Health mobile health platform is to improve the maternal and child health status of marginalized communities in Kenya. The platform, which targets expectants mothers and parents of children under 5l, aims to increase/improve access to timely health seeking behavior in regards to maternal and child health, nutrition, hygiene and Reproductive health services. More specifically, the SMS-based platform monitors indicators on milestones to help in timely detection of abnormal growth in children below 5 years and empowering households with relevant health information and linking them to the right health care service providers for specialized care, treatment and guidance. The automated system keeps track of each child's age or mother's stage of pregnancy to enable targeted and timely flow of information. To ensure that the marginalized are covered, the platform enables the parent or guardian to select a local language they best understand. Totohealth’s robust SMS based platform allows the parent to also receive timely guidance to improve the health of the mother and child during and after pregnancy.