MomConnect

South Africa needs significant improvements to meet the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) for child and maternal mortality. It is recognised that a large number of child and maternal deaths could be avoided if some basic interventions are implemented at scale. Many pilot projects in a number of countries, have successfully used cell phone technology as a tool to improve interventions which have been shown to improve Maternal and Child Health (MCH) outcomes. In South Arica, virtually every pregnant woman has access to cell phone. It is therefore considered that appropriate access to cellphone technology has the potential to accelerate interventions of proven value.