LINDA-FAMILIA : Implementation of an Integrated Digital health System for Infectious Diseases in Maternal and Child Health in East Africa
The LINDA-FAMILIA is an EU (EDCTP3)-funded collaborative program aiming to enhance maternal and child healthcare by adapting and expanding digital registries (eRegistries) in four regions: Addis Ababa( Ethiopia), Eastern Province (Rwanda), Kilimanjaro (Tanzania), and Lango sub-region (Uganda), with a focus on infectious disease management.
About the project
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Project period: 01.08.2025 - 31.07.2029
- Coordinating Institution: University College Cork
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Project Managers:
- Ali Kashan
- Mahima Venkateswaran (locally responsible)
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Project Participants:
- Konstantinos Antypas
- Roosa Sofia Tikkanen
- Aurelia India Neumark
LINDA-FAMILIA: Scaling Up Digital Health Systems. Implementation of an Integrated Digital health System for Infectious Diseases in Maternal and Child Health in East Africa
The LINDA-FAMILIA is an EU (EDCTP3)-funded collaborative program aiming to enhance maternal and child healthcare by adapting and expanding digital registries (eRegistries) in four regions: Addis Ababa( Ethiopia), Eastern Province (Rwanda), Kilimanjaro (Tanzania), and Lango sub-region (Uganda), with a focus on infectious disease management.,
Using DHIS2, the world’s largest open-source health information management platform, the project will capture critical pregnancy, neonatal, and pediatric data to improve infectious disease surveillance and healthcare services. It will focus on implementing 11 digital health interventions from the WHO’s Digital Adaptation kit of ANC guidelines for real-time patient data management, integrating digital tools to support guideline-adherent clinical decision-making and referrals, enhancing communication between healthcare providers and patients, and strengthening capacity through training and research. The aim of the project is also to integrate infectious disease care with maternity care between primary care and hospital facilities.
LINDA-FAMILIA aims to empower local health systems, ensuring better health outcomes for mothers and children across East Africa. The project aligns with national digital health strategies and the AU-EU innovation agenda 2023, in cooperation with the health ministries of all countries.
NIPH will lead the work on co-design and context-appropriate adaptation of digital registries with involvement from end-users and the Ministry of Health to support scale-up, and randomised controlled trials of the interventions (Work Packages 2 and 4).
Project Period: 1st August 2025 to 31st July 2029
Coordinator: University College Cork, Ireland
NIPH Collaborative Team
Technical lead NIPH: Mahima Venkateswaran
Technical support: Eleni Zoumpoulia Papadoupoulos, Roosa Sofia Tikkanen, Konstantinos Antypas, Frederik Frøen (also WP4 lead from University of Oslo)
Project Management lead: Aurelia India Neumark