Preventative Intervention for Cholera for 7 Days

The PICHA7 mHealth program is first delivered during a health facility visit by a health promoter bedside to a diarrhea patient (adults and child) and their accompanying household members during the time of illness followed by two home visits during the 7-day high risk period for diarrheal disease transmission. The health promoter delivers a pictorial WASH module on how diarrhea can spread, and instructions on handwashing with soap, water treatment, and safe water storage. A diarrhea prevention package is provided containing: a one-month supply of chlorine tablets for water treatment, a soapy water bottle for handwashing, a handwashing station, and a water vessel with a lid and tap to ensure safe water storage. After health facility delivery of the program, patient households receive weekly voice and text messages from the PICHA7 mHealth program over 12 months on the recommended WASH behaviors.

Standard message given in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to diarrhea patients at health facility discharge on use of oral rehydration solution