Jacaranda Health

Transforming maternal and newborn healthcare with high-quality healthcare solutions in public facilities. Respectful care | Tech-enabled | Sustainable

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We honor the strength, resilience, of mothers everywhere and as a team, we are committed to empowering women, especially mothers, by providing them with the tools and support they need during their maternal journey. #IWD2025

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Last week, our Ghana team introduced PROMPTS to expectant and new mothers at Tema Health Centre. The event, led by Dr. Kotey, Metro Director of Health Services, ensured that attendees understood how it can improve maternal health outcomes.
Read more: https://t.co/yVqLM2f8Gy

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During the event, our Co-Executive Director, Cynthia Kahumbura emphasized that through the support of @Kakamega_037 the great mission will continue to ensure that every mother & other community members have reliable access to facilities with the right medical staff & equipment.

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Last week marked a new chapter in maternal & neonatal health at Matungu SubCounty! With @Kakamega_037 & Tutunze Kakamega partners, we held a groundbreaking event & launched a Referral Policy to boost maternity & newborn units' capacity & ensure quality care for mothers & babies.

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The event was hosted by H.E. Hon. FCPA @BarasaFernandes OGW, Governor of @Kakamega_037, who committed to ensuring the best care for mothers and babies through the Tutunze Kakamega project.

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Latest off-the-press! 🎥

Our Cross County Learning Forum has been featured on CitizenTv News, a leading national news outlet.

Watch the full video here: https://t.co/PjR0qSzm46

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We’re thrilled to have our Cross County Learning Forum featured in Messenger 045 News TV, a growing online TV media house focused on covering the latest in Kisii County.

Watch the full feature here: https://t.co/b7Mq0wxpEz

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Yesterday at the 2nd Cross-County Learning forum, health workers shared successes & improvements aimed at reducing maternal and neonatal mortality by 20%. H.E. Mr. Elijah Obebo, Deputy Governor, Kisii County praised all efforts in making the facilities safer for mothers & babies.

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Ronald Nyakebwa, CEC for Medical Services, Public Health, and Sanitation, highlighted the growth since the first forum and encouraged reflection and celebration during this year’s forum.

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This week, in collaboration with our host @KisiiCounty001 County, and @ThinkWellGlobal , we are hosting the 2nd Cross County learning forum in Kisii County as part of the Kenya Quality Ecosystem project.

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This forum brings together; Makueni, Mombasa, and Kisii county partners to share knowledge, and learnings on improved health system models that would support better maternal and newborn health outcomes.

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Happening Today!

Sharon Akinyi, our Research Manager will be presenting on maternal health-seeking behaviours and digital health tools: Lessons from a large-scale RCT in Kenya at the #GlobalDigitalHealthForum.

🕗 2: 00 PM - 3:00 PM EAT
📍 JW Marriot Hotel, Nairobi

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Jay Patel from @jacarandakenya shares how expectant mothers use technology in healthcare. With Jacaranda Prompts, mothers receive helpful tips—like UlizaLlama, which answers Swahili health questions (e.g., about headaches) with detailed responses in Swahili. #GDHF

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Happening Today!

Our Head of Research Projects, Priscah Chemeli will be presenting at the #GlobalDigitalHealthForum2024! She will be discussing how we can harness AI to understand sentiment in conversational data collected.

🕗 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EAT
📍 JW Marriot Hotel, Nairobi

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Our Director of Research Design & Eval, Anneka, is participating in a panel today at #GlobalDigitalHealthForum exploring how the public, private, and development sectors can collaborate to bridge the digital divide and enable climate-resilient health systems.
🕗5:15pm
📍 Virtual

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Our Country Director🇰🇪, Dr. @JobMakoyo will be participating in a discussion today at #GDHF2024 to spotlight the real-world impact & candid lessons learned of private sector digital solutions to advance quality maternal health across the globe.
🕚 1:30 - 2:30 PM EAT
📍 Virtual

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Join Rachael Allidan, our Director of Global Programs & Product, today at #GlobalDigitalHealthForum2024 for an engaging panel discussion on how innovation, partnerships, and technology drives health impact in Nigeria.
🕚 Time: 1:30 - 2:30 PM EAT
📍 Venue: Virtual

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Yesterday: Our Co-Executive Director, Cynthia Kahumbura was part of a panel discussing the role of AI in transforming #maternalcare at #NairobiHealthScientificConference,

Takeout: we must create patient-centred systems that use AI to augment the quality of care mothers receive.

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We are live at the 1st @NairobiCityGov Health Scientific Conference, focusing on health equity through people-centred primary healthcare. Yesterday, we welcomed H.E. Hon @KindikiKithure, & H.E. Governor @SakajaJohnson, to our booth to learn about our digital health solutions.

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Yesterday, we met the @MOH_Kenya to discuss crucial avenues of collaboration to ensure all mothers experience pregnancy and childbirth safely. It was clear that empowering the community is a key component in improving our health systems & digital health plays a key role in this.