Software Support for Creating Digital Health Training Materials in the Field

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dc.contributor.authorMolapo, M.
dc.contributor.authorMarsden, G.
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-28T11:32:38Z
dc.date.available2016-11-28T11:32:38Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractIn this paper, we present the design, implementation, and deployment of a tool developed to help rural health trainers to create digital training content for low-literate Community Health Workers (CHWs) in Lesotho; the digital content being mobile videos created from combining images, voice-over, and/or video clips. Our results show that when health professionals who are based in rural areas were empowered by the tool to create their own content, they were able to supplement nationally and globally produced health training materials with more locally relevant content that addresses unique information needs within their communities. We discuss other lessons learned from an eight-months deployment of this tool in Lesotho, and conclude with recommendations on how a similar project can be implemented in other developing regions.
dc.identifier.citationMolapo Maletsabisa and Gary Marsden. Software Support for Creating Digital Health Training Materials in the Field. Proceedings: ICTD 2013.
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dc.identifier.urihttp://repository.tml.nul.ls/handle/20.500.14155/28
dc.language.isoEn
dc.publisherUniversity of Cape Town
dc.rightsCopyright University of Cape Town. All rights reserved
dc.subjectCHWs
dc.titleSoftware Support for Creating Digital Health Training Materials in the Field
dc.typeConference proceedings
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