Integration of new digital antenatal care tools using the WHO SMART guideline approach: Experiences from Rwanda and Zambia.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Digital tools for decision-support and health records can address the protracted process of guideline adoption at local levels and accelerate countries' implementation of new health policies and programmes. World Health Organization (WHO) launched the SMART Guidelines approach to support the uptake of clinical, public health, and data recommendations within digital systems. SMART guidelines are a package of tools that include Digital Adaptation Kits (DAKs), which distill WHO guidelines into a format that facilitates translation into digital systems. SMART Guidelines also include reference software applications known as digital modules.

Methods

This paper details the structured process to inform the adaptation of the WHO antenatal care (ANC) digital module to align

SUBMITTER: Muliokela R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8814973 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature