CoMaCH Webinars – 2021
There is an incredible amount of innovation happening in the space of digital maternal and child health! This series provides an opportunity to learn more from the experts about what is happening in South Africa and beyond in the area of community-based co-design of ICT interventions for maternal and child health. Do join us!
Recordings of previous webinars are available here on Youtube.
Wednesday, 17 November 2021
2-3p SAST, 12-1p GMT
Webinar
Parent-Centered Priorities in Digital MCH
In this final webinar of the year, we share some early findings from CoMaCH community engagement workshops in Limpopo, Soweto, Sweetwaters, and Cape Town.
Wednesday, 20 October
2-3p SAST, 1-2p BST
Webinar
COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Digital MCH
In this webinar we ask members of our network to share research findings and to lead a discussion on COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and implications for digital MCH.
Wednesday, 22nd September 2021
2-3p SAST, 1-2p BST
Webinar
Chatbots and MCH
In this webinar we take a look at the use of chatbots in maternal and child health from multiple perspectives.
Wednesday, 23 June 2021
2-3p SAST, 1-2p BST
Webinar
Not necessarily mobile: Digital Radio and other ICT approaches to community outreach
In this webinar we look beyond mobile to other communication mediums to support community outreach and local content.
Wednesday, 19 May 2021
2-3p SAST, 1-2p BST
Webinar
The Value of Creative Methods for Exploring Subjective Experiences of Motherhood
In this webinar we take a look at different visual and creative methods to explore the subjective experiences of motherhood –during and after pregnancy from multiple perspectives
Wednesday, 21 April 2021
2-3p SAST, 1-2p BST
Perinatal Mental Health Project
Adjusting and Responding to COVID-19
In this webinar, members of the Perinatal Mental Health Project (PMHP) team will share about the experience of adjusting to digital service offerings during 2020, and share about the Messages for Mothers (M4M) project, established to keep mothers informed about COVID-19 using digital channels.
Wednesday, 17 March 2021, 2-3pm SAST, 12-1p GMT
Webinar
Digitization and the Road to Health booklet
The Road to Health booklet plays a key role in tracking baby development, and is an important educational resource for new parents. In this webinar we take a look at the RHB from multiple perspectives, with an eye towards where digitization might or might not play a role in achieving similar goals. Panelists include Wiedaad Slemming (WITS), Faizah Toefy and Ann Bullen (Bhabhisana Baby Project), and Martin Weiss (Jembi Health Systems)
Thursday, 18 February 2021, 2-3pm SAST / 12-1pm GMT
Panel
Community Voices in Digital MCH Implementation
In this panel we invite some of the key implementers of digital maternal and child health in South Africa to talk about their projects and consider the roles of beneficiaries and their communities in the design of interventions. Panelists include Martin Weiss (Jembi Health Systems), Sri Ranganathan (Dimagi), and Kira-Leigh Kuhnert (Digital Medic).