MamaConnect: Digital Maternal Health Platform for Rural Kenya

MamaConnect developed and deployed a mobile health platform connecting pregnant women in rural Kenya with healthcare providers through SMS, voice calls, and a basic smartphone app.

Objectives

• Developed trilingual mobile health platform
• Enrolled 4,000 mothers
• Trained 120 volunteers
• Reduced missed appointments by 45%

Methodology

Participatory design with community health workers. USSD/SMS fallback for feature phones.