Stephen Ogweno
Kenya
Stowelink is a NCDs 365 suite. This platform aims to educate communities on Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and connect users to patient support groups, disease specific advocacy groups, and service providers. The NCDs 365 suite comprises a mobile application, USSD, and offline games. The mobile app allows users to access simplified, verified, easy to understand information on NCDs, including up to 366 messages with updates on medical camps and connections to service providers around them. The app also hosts links to 54 animated explainer videos on NCDs that are made fully available in offline mode. These videos assist community health workers in training communities on NCDs while referring them to specific organizations based on needs. The USSD platform provides essential services to the last mile communities with little to no access to an internet connection. The used users can still learn and connect to events and organizations in the NCDs space. Finally the offline NCDs games are designed to enhance human to human interaction whilst making learning on NCDs fun and easy, especially for kids. The suite will improve literacy and strengthen referral systems for NCDs.