Interswitch Introduces Automated Mobile Malaria Test For Nigerians

Malaria (Directhealth)

Nigeria is one of several malaria endemic countries within Africa and was projected to be Malaria free between 2030 and 2040. Nigeria’s leading integrated digital payment and e-commerce company, Interswitch, has launched a mobile health technology which allows automated mobile malaria test.

The company in partnership with a Canadian company, Fio Corporation jointly facilitated this health solutions innovation to curb the malice of malaria in Nigeria.

This mobile health technology would help health workers in the remote parts of the country to automate testing of suspected cases of malaria and other contagious diseases.

when will the world be free of Malaria? (World Economic Forum)

According to the Head of Health Solutions at Interswitch, Uzor Okonmah, “the effects of malaria are devastating to the health and prosperity of people across Africa and other parts of the world where it has not been eliminated.

“This detectable and treatable disease continues to claim more than 400,000 lives each year.

“Our collaboration with Fio will put tools for automated disease testing and real-time tracking into the hands of more frontline health workers. Together we can advance progress toward malaria elimination in Nigeria and set an example for disease control programmes around the globe,” Uzor said.

Also noting the importance of this collaboration in the fight against the malice of Malaria in Africa, the Vice-president and Sales Team Lead at Fio Corporation, Hayim Raclaw, noted that the Fio’s intelligent mobile diagnostic device allows health workers even the most remote areas to automate testing of suspected cases of malaria, and other infectious diseases, and transmit results in real time to the Fionet data system.

“Disease control is impossible when you are fighting an enemy you can’t see.

“Fio’s technology makes the invisible visible so that decision makers can take direct, transformative action. We are honoured to be working with Interswitch to take the impact of our services in Nigeria to the next level,” Hayim stated.

Malaria incidence across the world. (National Malaria Programme Report )

Nigeria is one of several malaria endemic countries within Africa and was projected to be Malaria free between 2030 and 2040.

The Fio’s technology is being used to support control and elimination programs. Fio’s services are the latest addition to Interswitch’s suite of solutions for the health sector.

The new agreement with Interswitch builds on Fio’s existing relationships in Nigeria where the company’s technology is already being used to support the National Malaria Elimination Programme – health workers in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria are currently using Deki Readers and the Fionet system to augment malaria services.