Additional file 1 A complete list of mHealth programs for all 48 sub-Saharan Africa countries between 2006 and 2016 from 8 data sources Start No Title Description Country Source† year Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Liberia, Africa Indoor Residual Spraying Abt developed a mobile app to improve environmental 1 Madagascar, Mali, Mozambique, Hopkins 2013 (AIRS) compliance by providing a phone-based checklist Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Zimbabwe Strengthening Pharmaceutical PMI (Presidnet's Malaria Initiative) data collection, aggregation Angola, Benin, Burundi, Kenya, 2 Hopkins 2009 Systems (SPS) and reporting Namibia, Uganda Accelerating the Reduction of An mHealth initiative designed to facilitate the reporting and Morbidity of and Mortality of 3 exchange of information between Community Health Workers Benin Hopkins 2013 Malaria (ARM3)'s iCCM (CHWs) and health facilities mHealth Initiative The use of mobile technology by Community Health Workers CORE Group CommCare (CHW) consisting of developing a family planning module that 4 Benin Hopkins 2012 mHealth Collaborative includes the use of images, audio and video clips for routine family planning counseling A computer/tablet-based vaccine management system that incorporates the needs of end users, including health workers and 5 VaxTrac Benin WHO 2012 mothers, as well as providing a useful platform for the Benin Ministry of Health Benin, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, CommCare for Antenatal Care An easily customizable mHealth platform for health workers that Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, 6 USAID 2013 Services tracks and supports their interactions with patients Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia
Additional file 1 A complete list of mHealth programs for all 48 sub-Saharan Africa countries between 2006 and 2016 from 8 data sources No Title Description Country Source† Start year 1 Africa Indoor Residual Spraying (AIRS) Abt developed a mobile app to improve environmental compliance by providing a phone-based checklist Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Zimbabwe Hopkins 2013 2 Strengthening Pharmaceutical Systems (SPS) PMI (Presidnet's Malaria Initiative) data collection, aggregation and reporting Angola, Benin, Burundi, Kenya, Namibia, Uganda Hopkins 2009 3 Accelerating the Reduction of Morbidity of and Mortality of Malaria (ARM3)'s iCCM mHealth Initiative An mHealth initiative designed to facilitate the reporting and exchange of information between Community Health Workers (CHWs) and health facilities Benin Hopkins 2013 4 CORE Group CommCare mHealth Collaborative The use of mobile technology by Community Health Workers (CHW) consisting of developing a family planning module that includes the use of images, audio and video clips for routine family planning counseling Benin Hopkins 2012 5 VaxTrac A computer/tablet-based vaccine management system that incorporates the needs of end users, including health workers and mothers, as well as providing a useful platform for the Benin Ministry of Health Benin WHO 2012 6 CommCare for Antenatal Care Services An easily customizable mHealth platform for health workers that tracks and supports their interactions with patients Benin, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia USAID 2013
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