MSakhi Android App

mSakhi: A Mobile Friend (in Hindi)

In India, IntraHealth developed and tested a smartphone-based application, mSakhi, to support community health workers to deliver routine MNCH services, as well as recognize when pregnant women and newborns need referral. The audio/video content is based on national guidelines and best practices, and uses the vernacular to more effectively deliver information. Based on positive pilot results, the government is scaling up mSakhi geographically as well as to other health worker cadres and is expanding content to include family planning and additional child health and nutrition topics.