mHealth in Low-Resource Settings

Can information and communications technology applications contribute to poverty reduction? : lessons from rural India

Cecchini, Simone and Scott, Christopher | 2003
  • Author(s): Cecchini, Simone and Scott, Christopher
  • Publisher: IOS press
  • Pages: 73--84
  • Keywords: information technology, communication technology, poverty, health, education, economic development, india
Low-cost access to information infrastructure is a necessary prerequisite for the successful use of ICT by the poor, but it is not sufficient. The authors discuss the broader requirements to make ICT projects useful and accessible for poor people and respond to their most pressing needs.

Mobile phones as mediators of health behavior change in cardiovascular disease in developing countries

Chan, C.V. and Kaufman, D.R. | 2009
  • Author(s): Chan, C.V. and Kaufman, D.R.
  • Publisher: IOS press
  • Pages: 453--458
  • Keywords: mobile telecommunication services, heart diseases, health education
A paper on the growing market penetration and the communication properties of mobile phones and the creation of opportunities for innovation in promoting cardiovascular diseases self-management through support of lifestyle and behavior modification.

A technology selection framework for supporting delivery of patient-oriented health interventions in developing countries

Chan, Connie V. and Kaufman, David R. | 2010
  • Author(s): Chan, Connie V. and Kaufman, David R.
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • Pages: 300--306
  • Keywords: mobile telecommunication services, behaviour modification, health education, heart diseases, developing countries
The authors propose a framework for selecting patient-oriented technologies in developing countries. The utility of the framework is demonstrated in the context of mobile phones for behavioral health interventions to reduce risk factors for cardiovascular disease.

In the world : easy on the eyes : simple, low-cost device that affixes to a cellphone could provide quick eye tests throughout the developing world

Chandler, David L. | 2010
  • Author(s): Chandler, David L.
  • Publisher: Massachusetts institute of technology (MIT)
  • Pages: pl.--
  • Keywords: information technology, health services, blindness, developing countries
Researchers at the MIT Media Lab developed a simple, low-cost device that affixes to a mobile phone. It could provide quick eye tests throughout the developing world. The test can be carried out using a small, plastic device clipped onto the front of a phone's screen.

Smartphone-based mobile learning with physician trainees in Botswana

Chang, Aileen Y. | 2012
  • Author(s): Chang, Aileen Y.
  • Publisher: IGI global
  • Pages: 1--14
  • Keywords: health care delivery, health services, information technology, communication technology, mobile telecommunication services, health education, health personnel, botswana
Mobile learning in medicine improves healthcare providers’ ability to make appropriate clinical decisions, particularly in resource-limited settings. Mobile phones facilitate ICT support for patient care and collaboration amongst providers, even in remote areas. (Abstract only)
 

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This website aims to offer an up-to-date source of information and a platform for sharing knowledge on the current use, potentional and limitation of mHealth in low-resource settings.