Tech for Health
Digital tools strengthening frontline care across Uganda.
Offline-first digital tools, video learning and lightweight patient records — built for Health Centre IIs and Village Health Teams operating with patchy power and weak signal.
Most of Uganda's healthcare actually happens at Health Centre II and III level, run by enrolled nurses, midwives and Village Health Teams (VHTs) who often work without electricity, internet, or up-to-date clinical guidelines. Tech for Health builds for that reality — not the reality of a tertiary hospital in Kampala.
Our tools work offline first, sync when there is signal, and are designed in close partnership with the people who use them. We run short video refreshers on common clinical scenarios — postpartum haemorrhage, severe malaria, neonatal sepsis — and a lightweight patient record that can run on a basic Android phone.
We pilot every tool in 2–3 facilities first, gather feedback for at least one quarter, and only scale what genuinely improves outcomes. We also publish open data on our own programs so that the communities we serve can hold us accountable.
What you'll find on the ground
- Video micro-learning for nurses, midwives & VHTs
- Offline-first patient records & triage on Android
- Tele-consult support for rural Health Centre IIs
- Open data dashboards for our own programs
Our approach
How we deliver this program in Ugandan communities — step by step.
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Build for offline
Every tool runs on a basic Android phone, stores locally, and syncs opportunistically when there is signal.
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Co-design with users
VHTs and nurses from Health Centre IIs and IIIs are part of the design team, not just end users.
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Pilot before we scale
A minimum 3-month pilot in 2–3 facilities, with clear outcome metrics agreed up front.
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Open by default
We publish our own program data so partners and communities can see what is — and isn't — working.
“The video on neonatal resuscitation was the first refresher I had in four years. Two weeks later I used it on a real baby.”
