UNICEF has harnessed the power of ICT to support countries to ensure that every child survives and thrives.
Around the world, 85.8 million mothers, community health workers, vaccinators, and health facility staff in 18 countries have benefited from digital health platforms and the communities they connect to the health system.
In October 2018, more than 37 million Pakistan children received measles vaccination during a 12-day supplementary immunization campaign, using real-time monitoring powered by RapidPro , according to government reports.
As of December, in Bangladesh, initial results indicate that 89 percent of registered pregnant women using the real-time monitoring by RapidPro have received antenatal care and 99 percent reported satisfaction with those services; and 91 percent of registered lactating women received postnatal care and 97 reported that they are satisfied to this support.
STRENGTHENING HEALTH SYSTEM
Stunting (chronic undernutrition) among children below five decreased from 40 percent in 1990 to 25 percent in 2013
Since 1990, through the UNICEF Health System Strengthening Approach remarkable gains have been made in improving outcomes for children and women. The number of children dying before the age of five years has almost halved and similar progress has been made in maternal mortality.