Akoma Pa
Akoma Pa, meaning ‘healthy heart’ in Twi, exemplifies true health system transformation through a multi-stakeholder partnership.
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Overview
Akoma Pa, ‘healthy or good heart’, is a partnership in its truest sense: we each bring something to the table.
We believe that the radical transformation of care delivery for hypertensive and diabetic patients requires a strong cross-sector partnership and an end-to-end model that is affordable at the point of care. To this end, Medtronic LABS brought two trusted partners together – The Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG) and Novartis Global Health – to form the most ambitious program for chronic disease in Ghana.
Akoma Pa combines the Medtronic LABS care model, SPICE platform, and field operations, CHAG’s clinical excellence and infrastructure, and the Novartis portfolio of high-quality, low-cost medications.
FY20 Impact Report
Ever since we joined the program our health has improved. We now take our prescribed medicine from the doctor and anytime we check our glucose and BP levels the results put a smile on our faces.
Kwasi, 65 Kumasi, GhanaHow it works
Community-based screening
We work alongside Community Health Volunteers (CHVs) to screen people directly in the community.
Promoting awareness about hypertension and diabetes plus screen patients for the same. Leveraging our SPICE technology for community screening and point of care diagnostics.
Enrollment and aftercare
After confirming diagnosis, patients are referred to the nearest health facility where medical staff enroll patients into the Akoma Pa program.
A risk score is ascribed to each patient based on the WHO-approved clinical algorithm, pon enrolment, each patient receives a risk score, based on our WHO-approved clinical algorithm. The risk score supports a personalized care plan for each patient.
Customized care plan
Patients engage in services customized to their unique care plan.
Community Health Volunteers follow-up with patients to monitor blood pressure and blood glucose. Patients inform the CHVs by participating in tailored tele-counseling, SMS-based programming, and peer support groups right from their community.
Clinical support
Care teams have access to real-time data to enable enhanced disease management.
If a patient receives a high reading during a CHW follow-up visit, the clinician is immediately notified. Clinicians can follow-up with patients via tele-medicine, prescribe medication digitally, edit the care plan, and more.
Promoting awareness about hypertension and diabetes plus screen patients for the same. Leveraging our SPICE technology for community screening and point of care diagnostics.
A risk score is ascribed to each patient based on the WHO-approved clinical algorithm, pon enrolment, each patient receives a risk score, based on our WHO-approved clinical algorithm. The risk score supports a personalized care plan for each patient.
Community Health Volunteers follow-up with patients to monitor blood pressure and blood glucose. Patients inform the CHVs by participating in tailored tele-counseling, SMS-based programming, and peer support groups right from their community.
If a patient receives a high reading during a CHW follow-up visit, the clinician is immediately notified. Clinicians can follow-up with patients via tele-medicine, prescribe medication digitally, edit the care plan, and more.
Technology Highlights
Off-line Community Features
Our off-line capabilities allow us to reach the unreachable
Customizability
Our platform is customized to the unique workflows of our health system partner
Tele-counseling
Our tele-counseling platform enables data-driven follow-ups largely when patients need it most
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