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Totohealth is a social enterprise utilizing mobile technology to detect child development abnormalities and improve access to maternal and child health information for the marginalized communities using mobile technology.
The majority of Africans do not have access to adequate maternal and child care due to inadequate resources thereby delaying detection of child growth abnormalities to heights that diminish the benefits of any intervention. Totohealth is revolutionizing maternal and child health industry by leveraging mobile technology platforms. It allows parents and caregivers to monitor the development of their child using the electronic set of Totohealth’s abnormality indicators, empowering them with relevant information and linking them to the right health care service providers for specialized care, treatment and guidance.
The overall objective of the Toto Health mobile health platform is to improve the maternal and child health status of marginalized communities in Kenya. The platform, which targets expectants mothers and parents of children under 5l, aims to increase/improve access to timely health seeking behavior in regards to maternal and child health, nutrition, hygiene and Reproductive health services. More specifically, the SMS-based platform monitors indicators on milestones to help in timely detection of abnormal growth in children below 5 years and empowering households with relevant health information and linking them to the right health care service providers for specialized care, treatment and guidance.
The automated system keeps track of each child's age or mother's stage of pregnancy to enable targeted and timely flow of information. To ensure that the marginalized are covered, the platform enables the parent or guardian to select a local language they best understand.
Totohealth’s robust SMS based platform allows the parent to also receive timely guidance to improve the health of the mother and child during and after pregnancy.
The majority of Africans do not have access to adequate maternal and child care due to inadequate resources thereby delaying detection of child growth abnormalities to heights that diminish the benefits of any intervention. Totohealth is revolutionizing maternal and child health industry by leveraging mobile technology platforms. It allows parents and caregivers to monitor the development of their child using the electronic set of Totohealth’s abnormality indicators, empowering them with relevant information and linking them to the right health care service providers for specialized care, treatment and guidance.
The overall objective of the Toto Health mobile health platform is to improve the maternal and child health status of marginalized communities in Kenya. The platform, which targets expectants mothers and parents of children under 5l, aims to increase/improve access to timely health seeking behavior in regards to maternal and child health, nutrition, hygiene and Reproductive health services. More specifically, the SMS-based platform monitors indicators on milestones to help in timely detection of abnormal growth in children below 5 years and empowering households with relevant health information and linking them to the right health care service providers for specialized care, treatment and guidance.
The automated system keeps track of each child's age or mother's stage of pregnancy to enable targeted and timely flow of information. To ensure that the marginalized are covered, the platform enables the parent or guardian to select a local language they best understand.
Totohealth’s robust SMS based platform allows the parent to also receive timely guidance to improve the health of the mother and child during and after pregnancy.
Overview
Employees
11-50
Founded date
2014
Mentions in press and media 7
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| May 4, 2016 | How a Kenyan health startup is transforming the lives of families — one SMS at a time | Your children’s health is probably the most important thing in the world to you. But how do you know if your child is developing the way they should be? Even in the UK where there’s the NHS, innumerable child development internet sites, or ... |
| May 4, 2016 | How a Kenyan health startup is transforming the lives of families — one SMS at a time | Your children’s health is probably the most important thing in the world to you. But how do you know if your child is developing the way they should be? Even in the UK where there’s the NHS, innumerable child development internet sites, or ... |
| Mar 14, 2016 | Digital health takes a back seat to medical devices in pediatric pitch event at SXSW | Cohero Health, led by Melissa Mance, walked away with the top prize $50,000. It developed a connected health device to help children with asthma, particularly their parents, to manage medication adherence and reduce missed days from school.... |
| Sep 15, 2015 | Inside the iHub, Kenya’s widely acclaimed “Tech Headquarters” | Share this article: This article is over 4 years old Unofficially known as the ‘Kenyan tech headquarters’, the Innovation hub — abbreviated as iHub — has been in existence for more than 5 years now. This title is well befitting as it hosts ... |
| May 23, 2015 | SMS service seeks to reduce baby mortality in Africa | Share this: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Skype (Opens in new... |
| Digital health takes a back seat to medical devices in pediatric pitch event at SXSW | Measuring lung function, enhancing fetal monitoring and tissue engineering took the top three prizes at the second edition of Impact Pediatric Health Pitch at SXSW. But of the digital health technologies on display, machine learning was a b... |
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FAQ about Totohealth
When was Totohealth founded?
Totohealth was founded in 2014.
What has the press written about Totohealth?
Parsers VC has collected 7 articles mentioning Totohealth, among them “How a Kenyan health startup is transforming the lives of families — one SMS at a time” (May 4, 2016) and “How a Kenyan health startup is transforming the lives of families — one SMS at a time” (May 4, 2016).
Is Totohealth still active?
Yes, Totohealth is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Sep 26, 2016.