01153nas a2200121 4500000000100000008004100001260001500042100002000057245008100077300001200158520083600170022002501006 2022 d bIGI Global1 aNdayizigamiye P00aImplementation of mHealth Interventions for Public Healthcare in East Africa a106-1243 a

The potential of mobile technologies to address health-related challenges has been widely acknowledged. The objective of this chapter is to identify factors that led to the successful implementation of mobile health interventions for public healthcare in the East African Community (EAC) and lessons learnt from these implementations that could assist in devising successful mHealth interventions. Findings reveal that forging partnerships with key stakeholders, adapting mHealth interventions to the cultural context, leveraging local opportunities, involving users in the design phase of interventions, planning for sustainability from the design phase of mHealth interventions, having a policy framework and a monitoring system to guide mHealth activities are key factors that led to the success of these interventions.

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