Enrol at discharge
The ward nurse records the patient's SMS consent and contact details. The patient receives a discharge message with their hospital's phone number.
Post-discharge follow-up for Kenyan hospitals
Care continues after the patient goes home.
PonaPath helps hospital teams keep in touch with patients after discharge. Patients get short SMS check-ins on agreed days and reply with a number. Anyone who is unwell reaches a nurse quickly.
PonaPath is preparing its first hospital pilot. It is not yet in use with patients.
How it works
Simple for patients, clear for ward teams.
Check-ins by SMS
Check-ins go out on the days the hospital agrees. Patients reply with one number; caregivers can be included where the hospital chooses.
One list for the ward
Replies arrive in one list for the hospital's staff. Each has an owner and a response deadline, and every case is closed with a recorded outcome.
Patient safety
Built so that a patient in trouble is not missed.
- Warning words in English and Kiswahili, such as "chest pain" or "nashindwa kupumua", put a reply at the top of the list with the shortest deadline.
- A patient who reports a warning sign, or asks to be called, gets an SMS at once: go to the nearest hospital or call 999 / 112.
- If nobody responds in time, the hospital's on-call phone is alerted, then the ward manager.
- Patients who stop replying get one reminder; if they stay silent, a nurse is asked to phone them.
- Patients can reply STOP at any time to stop messages.
Where we are
- Built and testedThe safety functions above, checked by automated tests with fictional patients.
- In reviewThe clinical workflow, awaiting review by a clinical lead.
- Being preparedA pilot with one hospital and one or two wards.
- Not yetUse with real patients, which starts only after clinical sign-off and the required approvals.
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