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.

This webinar explores 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

- Opening remarks and introductions (Annie Portela and Laura Nic Lochlainn, WHO)

- Overview of WHO guidance for digital transformation (Natschja Ratanaprayul, WHO)

- The use of electronic child health cards linked to digital registry in Rwanda (Hassan Sibomana, Rwanda Biomedical Centre, Ministry of Health)

- The 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)

- Building the future: digitalizing the maternal and child health handbook by leveraging digital public goods (Tomoya Yoshida, Japan International Cooperation Agency)

- Q&A

Please note: This resource contains the presentation slides and a link to the EN video recording.