In collaboration with the technical team of the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA), we embarked on a project to improve the existing Public Procurement Information Portal. The goal was to create a user-friendly platform that would improve the process of the issuance of government tenders to different organizations. The project encompassed various aspects, including revamping the user interface, ensuring compliance with Open Contracting Data Standards (OCDS), and implementing an e-learning management system.

 A cross-platform HIV patient health tracking application was developed. This healthcare app revolutionizes the way these individuals monitor their health by providing them with a comprehensive toolkit. Users can effortlessly track their vitals, manage prescriptions, and stay on top of their appointments, empowering them to maintain control over their sensitive health data. This application serves as an invaluable resource for individuals in the EGPAF program, offering an all-encompassing solution to enhance their outpatient healthcare management.

The Kenya National Innovation Agency (KeNIA). In partnership with us, the project has successfully revamped an existing platform, creating a virtual space that enhances the visibility and connectivity of innovative projects in Kenya. The platform now allows for real-time conversations in a social media-inspired communication system, enabling seamless interactions between investors and innovators for meaningful discussions and partnerships. The revamped user interface offers a visually appealing and user-friendly experience, including modern features like dark mode, enhancing usability, and accommodating user preferences. The platform also utilizes machine learning models such as collaborative filtering which connects users with similar innovators or investors, fostering collaboration and content-based filtering enabling exploration of relevant projects and topics, and empowering users with insights and inspiration.

The UNICEF-created app, called Oky, aims to empower girls by providing education about periods and tracking their overall health. Collaborating with organizations like LVCT and @iLabAfrica, UNICEF developed localized versions for different countries. In Kenya, we partnered with LVCT to adapt Oky. The app offers a comprehensive knowledge base, interactive quizzes, and inclusive characters. It’s available in both English and Kiswahili, reflecting Kenya’s cultural diversity. Our development team has managed and maintained the app since its launch, ensuring its usability for Kenyan users.

 The collaborative effort between the IBM research lab in Nairobi and the Ministry of Health in Kenya aims to address cervical cancer through technology and data-driven approaches. Their vision is to improve decision-making by addressing issues of inconsistent and incomplete data. They have developed a sophisticated model for cervical cancer incidence using cognitive computing and analytics, incorporating health and risk factors, interventions, and disease progression. Additionally, the project has initiated a program that utilizes university students’ access to communities to raise awareness about cervical cancer and gather demographic and awareness data across the country. They’ve created a smartphone-based survey application for students to collect information through culturally sensitive questionnaires during community outreach activities. This approach allows for data collection at a local level and encourages student participation in community programs.

 The Kenya Health and Research Observatory (KHRO) web portal serves as a collaborative platform for multi-stakeholder partnerships, enhancing national health information systems. Acting as a repository for top resources, it offers access to vital information and provides tools to boost health sector performance monitoring. The KHRO facilitates seamless collaboration and partnership, playing an instrumental role in monitoring Kenya’s progress towards achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC). With two interrelated functions, namely the ‘Data and Statistics Platform’ and ‘Research Knowledge Translation Platform,’ the KHRO efficiently integrates these roles to strengthen national health information systems and serve as a vital resource for achieving UHC goals.

The mHealth4Afrika project is a collaborative research and innovation initiative funded by Horizon 2020. Its primary focus is to support Sustainable Development Goal 3 and address societal challenges by creating an open-source, multilingual mHealth platform with sensor support based on the DHIS2 Tracker. This platform aims to improve the quality of community-based primary maternal healthcare delivery in Southern Africa (Malawi and South Africa), East Africa (Kenya), and the Horn of Africa (Ethiopia). In Kenya, the project is centered in Bungoma County and plans to expand to 26 health centers in the county. The platform’s main purpose is to track and manage expectant mothers during the antenatal care (ANC) and postnatal care (PNC) stages, generating patient reports and aggregate data for submission to county and national health authorities. Additionally, the project involves training approximately 100 nurses in Kenya to use the platform effectively for routine tracking and reporting.

The project was a collaboration with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Association of Public Health Labs (APHL), IBM Research Lab, and the Ministry of Health. We have implemented an Open-Source lab information system (HMIS). BLIS is configured primarily for specimen, testing, and test results management, supporting functionalities such as lab test equipment interfacing and electronic data transmission to other systems (e.g., EMRs).