2nd Edition of Public Health World Conference (PHWC) 2026
Speakers - PHWC2026
Kateregga Bazilio
Kateregga Bazilio
- Designation: Preterm Infants Parents Network, Uganda
- Country: Uganda
- Title: Enhancing Preterm and Very Sick Babies Health using Kangaroo Care throughFamily Male DirectedCare ModelandCommunityApp DrivenKMCEnrollment
Abstract
Introduction:
Uganda has a highest fertility rate with 33% deliveries as preterm with a mortary rate of 22/1000 per live briths needing KC for survival furthermore, 90% of population seeking care at Public Health facilities most of which don’t have a community follow up program for mothers with preterm babies. In Kampala for instance, 82% of the preterm babies end up at Kawempe NRH and Mulago NRH, The Preterm Infant Parents Network Uganda (PIPNU) has offered post nenonatal discharge training, AI chatbox and communityfollow up visits to over 10,000 babies within the last 2years.
Background:
The Family-Led Care model empowers families to provide care from the hospital , ustlise the referral system and support to their babies at home. PIPNU is working with 17 health facilities, including National Referral Hospitals, Regional and Health Center HC IVs, to implement this model. A digital platform, CommCare Connect (CCC), is being used to support pay-for-impact models, track service delivery, and provide real-time payments to Frontline Workers (FLWs) and AI chatbox for conutious selfhelp support.
Methods:
This was a prospective cohort study, where PIPNU implemented the Family-Led Care model with FLWS in 2 National referral health facilities. The model included post-neonatal discharge training, AI chatbox, community follow-up visits, and referral system. Data was collected using CommCare Connect (CCC) platform andanalyzed using descriptive statistics.
Results:
The CCC-KMC program has enrolled over 10,000 newborns, with FLWs completing over 45,600 home visits (4times until 2.5kgs)and initiating 2320 referrals to health facilities. Our results show that the Family-Led Care model has improved KC practices, with 98% of mothers providing KC at health facilities. We have also built the capacity of 190 health care providers and revitalized KC Work Improvement Teams at 17 health facilities with KC rooms and 74% usage of preemie AI chatbox
Conclusion and Lessons Learnt:
The Family-Led Care model is an effective way to enhance the health and development of preterm and very sick babies, empowering families toprovide care andsupport, and linkingthem to the health system. This community-driven approach has led to increased local ownership, with mothers and community members proactively contacting FLWs to register newborns and using the chatbox for selfhelp andlearning about preterm babies. We believe that this model can be scaledup toimprove outcomes for preterm babies in Uganda and beyond
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