To address the escalating incidents of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in the devolved entity, the Nakuru County Government has implemented a mobile app.
Dr. Daniel Wainaina, Chief Officer for Public Health, said the app takes and analyzes data and gives reports on submitted instances for further inquiry while maintaining the confidentiality and dignity of survivors.
Physicians for Human Rights (PHR), a nonprofit international organization, developed MediCapt, an android application, in conjunction with physicians, legal experts, law enforcement officials, and other end-users.
Dr Wainaina, speaking at the Nakuru Level 5 Teaching and Referral Hospital during the launch, claimed that the App will also document survivors’ injuries and will assist survivors seek justice by preserving forensic evidence.
“The app is designed to collect detailed information on victims, such as gender, type of occurrence, location, incident details, contact information, and images of the victims.” “A community-based, multi-pronged strategy to reducing sexual and gender-based violence, as well as persistent involvement with multiple stakeholders,” he explained.
The software, which includes a web-based online portal for police, attorneys, and judges to securely view case information provided by physicians, works in locations with limited or no internet availability, according to the Chief Officer for Public Health.
“MediCapt allows clinicians to take forensic photos of a patient’s physical injuries, which are then securely printed over Bluetooth,” he continued (without routing the data through the internet, which can compromise chain of custody and patient confidentiality)
It also features cloud data storage, which ensures that the proof and paperwork are safely stored—a substantial advance over the paper form.
