Our work

Tech-Based Innovation

Mobile health, digital referral and data systems that connect village health workers to specialists.

SDG 3SDG 9
Overview

Tech-Based Innovation at PEI

PEI builds simple, dependable technology for frontline health workers. Our real-time electronic diagnosis and referral system connects Lady Health Workers and community midwives to specialists, so problems are caught early and patients reach the right facility.

  • Real-time diagnosis and referral
  • m-Health apps for frontline workers
  • Data for planning and monitoring
  • Digital training
Tech-Based Innovation
AI

decision support

$151,974

grant

4.5M

people's records

Projects

Tech-Based Innovation projects

Sustainable Maternal & Newborn Child Health Initiative
Tech-Based InnovationSep 2024 – Feb 2026

Sustainable Maternal & Newborn Child Health Initiative

Resource-constrained communities

An AI-driven decision-support app that helps community midwives triage mothers, assess risk and make evidence-based clinical decisions in real time.

AIdecision support
$151,974grant
Project details
  • Mobile app powered by artificial intelligence for timely, evidence-based decisions
  • Risk assessment and real-time data sharing for midwives
  • Aims to cut maternal and newborn deaths and support healthier pregnancies
Sponsor / partner
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Value
USD 151,974
Provinces
Sindh, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Integrated e-Health Diagnosis and Referral System
Tech-Based Innovation

Integrated e-Health Diagnosis and Referral System

Sindh and Balochistan

A real-time electronic system for diagnosis, referral and sharing of medical records that connects LHWs, CMWs and specialists, with web dashboards to track service delivery.

4.5Mpeople's records
4,500LHWs trained
450CMWs trained
3,500hospital staff trained
Project details
  • m-Health apps for LHWs and CMWs
  • Hospital and HR management information systems (HMIS, HRMS)
  • Computerised supply chain and warehouse management
Provinces
Sindh, Balochistan

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