Rwanda 912: an mHealth Application to Improve Quality of Trauma and Emergency Care in Kigali, Rwanda
The following grant was awarded by, is supported by, is administered by or is in partnership with the Fogarty International Center at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Funding Fogarty Program
Mobile Health (mHealth)
Project Information in NIH RePORTER
Rwanda 912: an mHealth Application to Improve Quality of Trauma and Emergency Care in Kigali, Rwanda
Principal Institution
University of Utah
Principal Investigator(s) (PI)
Jayaraman, Sudha
Project Contact Information
Email:
sudha.jayaraman@hsc.utah.edu
Year(s) Awarded
2021–2026
Country
Rwanda
Project Description
Nearly half of the preventable deaths worldwide can be addressed through rapid delivery of effective emergent care. We aim to establish “Rwanda912” as an innovative mHealth platform to improve the existing prehospital system by accurately locating patients and facilitating communication between dispatch, ambulance, and emergency triage staff in Kigali, Rwanda. We hypothesize that this novel platform will be feasible and acceptable to these three stakeholder groups and will improve the delivery of timely and effective prehospital care.
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