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2. Introduction
• Tanzania AIDSRelief operates in four out of 26
regions and have 420 PMTCT sites currently
providing PMTCT services
• With the existing sites; it is not cost-effective to staff
each PMTCT site with a dedicated SI Staff
• Most of the sites are in remote locations.
• Solution: Needed a quick, effective , low tech
solution that will allow for a some level of patient
data automation to ensure the transmission of
qualitative data within donor designated reporting
requirements using the limited resources.
3. PMTCT Issues
• Maintaining up to date data for HQ
• Timely report submission
• Data accuracy and quality
• Timely update of patient level data
• Sustainable, low maintenance solutions
• Central data repository updatable from anywhere
• Strengthening Referrals
• Keeping Community Health Workers informed
4. SMS application for Reporting
• Why SMS?
– Familiar to users
– No special software required for user handsets
– Any handset can be used
– SMS is available almost anywhere
– Excellent solution for rural and resource
challenged environments
6. SMS reporting – How?
• Each phone used in sending report is registered
with the server through sms:
Successful registration for FirstName
SurName with number xxxxxxxxxx
7. SMS reporting – How?
• Report data is entered as an SMS in a
predetermined format:
PMTCT MONTHLY REPORT
Jan-10
Paper Report SMS
PMTCT Antenatal Clinic (ANC) Monthly
Summary Form
LPTF 1
All women attending ANC for the given report period
ANC 01. New ANC clients this month 1188
ANC 02. Previously known to be HIV positive 17
ANC 03. Total number tasted 574
ANC 04. Number of new client had HIV test at ANC 277
ANC 05. Tested HIV-Positive 37
ANC 06. Post-test counseled for positive and negative 574
ANC 07. Number of partners tested for HIV 16
ANC 08. Tested HIV-Positive 4
8. SMS reporting – How?
• SMS is received at in-country office on phone
connected to server
9. SMS reporting – How?
• Server performs DQ check against various rules and
responds to sender, if data passes then it is
integrated into database. If it fails then user is
notified of the discrepancy and can immediately
correct and resend.
10. Summary
User sends formatted SMS arrives at cost effective
report as an SMS Server Application
cellphone tethered to central polls phone for
server incoming SMS
Data can be formatted into Server replies with Data from SMS is stored in
XML data for use in other confirmation SMS SQL Database and cleared
applications or transmitted via confirming success/failure from phone
GPRS/3G/Other internet
12. Other advantages
• Sustainability
• Very little hardware required
• Cheap handsets can be used
• Cellphones already in use
• Availability
• Server can connected to UPS ensuring availability
• Server maintains cellphone charge via cable
• For prolonged power outages at server, cellphone stays
powered for days
• Reports are received on handset.
• After power restored, server retrieves reports