A million community health volunteers (Accredited Social Health Activists, or ASHAs) and more than 200,000 Auxiliary Nurse Midwives (ANMs) are the backbone of public healthcare in India. ASHAs and ANMs are often the only healthcare professionals who visit rural villages, and they help with everything from managing diabetes to childbirth. ANMs do not have medical degrees; many have a 10th-grade education augmented with 2 years of ANM training. Each ANM is responsible for monitoring the health of 5,000 people —a task made even more challenging by labor-intensive record-keeping. Digital LifeCare is designed to make life easier for ANMs and improve health outcomes across the continuum of care. Easy-to-use pictorial workflows and digital records management are designed for ANMs, many of whom may be using a digital device for the first time.

Once patients have been screened for NCDs, primary healthcare physicians can diagnose them and refer them for further comprehensive care and treatment. To ensure patients are following their doctors’ advice, Digital LifeCare alerts ANMs when it’s time for follow-up visits. For health officials and policymakers, Digital LifeCare aggregates patient and performance data in dashboard that provide insights into emerging trends at the local, district and state levels.