09/01/2025
Tracking Every Step in Guyana: A Digital Transformation in Maternal Health
📊 👩⚕️Until recently, maternal care in Guyana relied on paper records. Today, thanks to PAHO’s Perinatal Information System (SIP Plus), health teams can track real-time digital records—from the first prenatal visit through delivery and postpartum.
🤝🇨🇦 Through the collaboration between PAHO and Canada’s International Development – Global Affairs Canada, SIP Plus is strengthening maternal health systems and improving the quality of care in Guyana. More than 170 health professionals trained in SIP Plus are driving change in the country.
💡 This digital innovation is helping improve care, contributing to a drop in maternal mortality from 189 in 2021 to 75 in 2023.
🗣️ As Dr. Madhu Pandey Singh, CEO of the Balwant Singh's Hospital, explains: “Anything that helps provide better care is worthwhile, but SIP Plus has exceeded our expectations”.
📖 Read the complete story here: https://www.paho.org/en/improved-health-women-and-adolescent-girls-situations-vulnerability