Together, We Can! VL Uganda Pilots Mobile Data Collection with VL Kenya Support

This week’s Fist Bump goes out to VL Uganda for completing their first IRS mobile data collection pilot and to the VL Kenya M&E team for providing South-to-South support to the Uganda M&E team. The Uganda IRS campaign is the largest of the VL portfolio. In Phase 1 of the campaign, eight districts were included in the campaign, targeting 764,331 eligible structures, protecting approximately 3,038,746 people in the eight districts. In Bugiri District, one of the eight districts, Uganda implemented mobile data collection using the custom-built VectorLink Collect (District Health Information Software 2 (DHIS2).  

As this was Uganda’s first time collecting data using a mobile platform, support was provided by the VL Kenya M&E team, who have significant experience using the platform. The Kenya team organized and led a webinar with the Uganda team, which covered topics such as installation of mobile programs, entering and editing data, field support, and logistics. In addition, the Kenya team provided ongoing critical support on issues related to the technical specification of devices, training needs, and training materials.

Congratulations, VL Uganda, for completing the mobile data collection for phase 1, and to VL Kenya, for providing excellent camaraderie and support to the Uganda team!