BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//hacksw/handcal//NONSGML v1.0//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:133b035920a665080f00518ab18f2717 DTSTAMP:20260604T154731Z DTSTART:20250507T130000 DTEND:20250507T143000 SUMMARY:Using digital technologies to enhance implementation of home-based records / personal health records for maternal, newborn and child health DESCRIPTION:Home-based records for maternal, newborn and child health, such as vaccination cards, antenatal care notes, and maternal and child health handbooks, are important tools to record the history of health services an individual has received and support communication between individuals and health workers. The use of digital technologies to enhance implementation of home-based records may provide opportunities for improved data access and accuracy and to continuity of care, though challenges like usability, equity, and system integration remain.\nWe invite you to join us in a webinar to explore the recently launched World Health Organization (WHO) Digital transformation handbook, learn from two country examples about their transitions from paper to digital home-based records and discuss challenges and lessons learned.\nAgenda and Speakers\n\nOpening remarks and introductions (Annie Portela and Laura Nic Lochlainn, WHO)\nOverview of WHO guidance for digital transformation (Natschja Ratanaprayul, WHO)\nThe use of electronic child health cards linked to digital registry in Rwanda (Representative of Rwanda Biomedical Centre, Ministry of Health TBC)\nThe India U-WIN initiative to improve immunization in pregnant women, newborns, infants and children (Dr. Pawan Kumar, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India New Delhi)\nBuilding the future: digitalizing the maternal and child health handbook by leveraging digital public goods (Tomoya Yoshida, Japan International Cooperation Agency)\nQ&A\n\nA French interpretation will be available.\n\nRegister here: https://who.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rqT_24I0R4yGyGDG-s3AHA#/registration X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Home-based records for maternal, newborn and child health, such as vaccination cards, antenatal care notes, and maternal and child health handbooks, are important tools to record the history of health services an individual has received and support communication between individuals and health workers. The use of digital technologies to enhance implementation of home-based records may provide opportunities for improved data access and accuracy and to continuity of care, though challenges like usability, equity, and system integration remain.


We invite you to join us in a webinar to explore the recently launched World Health Organization (WHO) Digital transformation handbook, learn from two country examples about their transitions from paper to digital home-based records and discuss challenges and lessons learned.


Agenda and Speakers



Register here: https://who.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rqT_24I0R4yGyGDG-s3AHA#/registration

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