TEHECA

Teheca is a health-tech social enterprise that’s focused on reducing the high mortality rates of mothers and newborns in developing countries through increasing uptake of postnatal care services among mothers by use low cost and low tech solutions. We believe that high mortality rates can be reduced by increasing accessibility to postnatal care services and providing a seamless and efficient channel for hospitals to follow up on mothers so as to ensure timely identification of would be life ... threatening conditions in mothers and babies while away from hospital. Who we are. Teheca is a health-tech social enterprise that’s focused on reducing the high mortality rates of mothers and newborns in developing countries through increasing uptake of postnatal care services among mothers by use low cost and low tech solutions. We believe that high mortality rates can be reduced by increasing accessibility to postnatal care services and providing a seamless and efficient channel for hospitals to follow up on mothers so as to ensure timely identification of would be life threatening conditions in mothers and babies while away from hospital. The Problem. High mortality rate of newborns babies and mothers in developing due to avoidable post birth care complications There is a high mortality rate of mothers and newborns in sub saharan Africa due to avoidable post birth related complication and hospitals lack efficient ways to follow up mothers outside the hospital settings hence not being able to timely identify life threatening complications among the mothers and babies Each year at least 1.16 million newborns die in sub-Saharan Africa within the first 28 days of life yet more than two thirds of these infants could be saved with low cost, low tech action according to world health organisation. In Uganda, a mother is discharged 6 hours after delivery according to the 666 maternal health system, a time not long enough to catch complications that may arise in a mother and child. With over 80% of postnatal care happening outside the hospital setting, there is need to extend health care outside the walls of the hospitals, furthermore hospitals lack an efficient and convenient way to follow up mothers after delivery in between postnatal visits due to low staffing hence some mothers missing out postnatal care days and hospitals losing clients. Healthcare is the most important industry in the world and even more so in Africa with an estimated 1.2 billion people. Through our findings from mothers in Uganda, there is; High mortality rates of mothers and babies Mothers are discharged sooner than recommended stay in hospital after giving birth due to overcrowding in hospitals Low postnatal care uptake among mothers hence leading to rise of post birth complications Bad experiences in health centers and hospitals during child births hinders access to postnatal care services Non existent communication channels between health workers/ hospitals and mothers while away from the hospital facilities. Solution Increasing uptake of postnatal care services among mothers through a mobile and web platform connecting mothers to health workers closest to them as well as a providing a seamless automated followup of mothers by hospitals so that they don't miss out important postnatal care days Increasing uptake of postnatal care services through creating accessibility to the post birth care and education of mothers through local cost and low tech mobile applications like sms and chat, so as to reduce the post birth complications. Teheca in home postnatal care services and micro group solution ensures accessibility to post birth care services for mothers on individual level or small group hence increasing uptake of postnatal care which lead to timely identification and management of postpartum danger signs. Through our interactive sms and chat platform, we are providing hospitals with efficient, automated and seamless follow up , reminders and remote consultations for mothers in between hospitals visits without the need to hire extra staff hence increasing client retention and satisfaction while ensuring a channel for timely identification of would be life threatening complications in mother and newborns as well building an effective referral system.More