For Accessible Maternal Health Care in Rural Communities
GetIN was rolled out in November 2017 in Kanungu District and has mapped over 500 girls there.
We support Community Health Workers and Midwives to track teeenage pregnancies
We support Community Health Workers and Midwives to track and follow up teenage pregnant girls to attend ANC
We aim at increasing the number of deliveries at the Health Facility
1 in 4 girls will be pregnant by age of 18
GetIN has partnered with UNFPA and MIT from the 2015 HACK-FOR-YOUTH competition in which 17 countries participated. In its Implementation/Pilot phase GetIN has partnered with Ministry of Health Uganda under which all Midwives and Community Health Extension workers operate. We also partner with the District Local Governments of the roll out areas.
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Sincere thanks to @mbachelet for a thoughtful lecture on “Investing in socially excluded young women to achieve sustainable development in 2030.” And thanks to all who joined @UNFPA in the discussion, including @AminaJMohammed and all the young students. #SalasLecture
4Happy Easter Holidays to all our followers. Together we shall make the world a better place.
Our website has been updated with additional info. Find more on www.getinmobile.org.
3 YEARS AGO TODAY.
On the 10th of March 2015, in a ceremony held at the UNFPA headquarters in Newyork, GetIn Mobile was announced the winning innovation of the Global Hack for Youth - Hackathon organised by UNFPA in which 17 countries had participated.
This marked an exciting journey for our Team in terms of developing the idea into a product, testing ,interaction with users and Roll out of the product last year on November 1st, 2017.
As of today, over 500 young women are in our system being monitored and followed up to prevent any 'preventable deaths' .
GetIN is committed to save the lives of mothers from any preventable deaths.
Happy Women's Week. B
