Kamanga, Aniset | 2010
- Author(s): Kamanga, Aniset
- Publisher: BioMed central
- Pages: --
- Keywords: mobile telecommunication services, data collection, data transmission, malaria, rural health, zambia
Twelve rural health centres in Zambia were recruited to send weekly information of rapid malaria tests used and number of positive diagnoses to the Malaria Institute at Macha using SMS. Data can be used to map case location and frequency so as to deploy supplies and plan effective interventions.
Kaplan, Warren A. | 2006
- Author(s): Kaplan, Warren A.
- Publisher: BioMed central
- Pages: --
- Keywords: mobile telecommunication services, developing countries, health services, evaluation
A discussion paper addressing the effectiveness of mHealth projects based on a literature review. Evidence can be found to both support and refute the proposition that mobile telephones and applications such as SMS are, or could be, an effective health care intervention in developing countries.
Karanja, Sarah | 2011
- Author(s): Karanja, Sarah
- Publisher: Pan African medical journal]
- Pages: --
- Keywords: aids, mobile telecommunication services, evaluation, rural health, development, developing countries
There have been repeated calls for more evidence on the effectiveness of mHealth interventions. A meeting of mHealth stakeholders reviewed the work that is going on in low-resource settings, aiming at forging a united front for scaling up evidence-based mHealth interventions.
Kass-Hout, Taha and Suy, Channe | 2009
- Author(s): Kass-Hout, Taha and Suy, Channe
- Publisher: Innovative support to emergencies, diseases and disasters (InSTEDD)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: mobile telecommunication services, information technology, rural health, disease control, developing countries
Presentation of the InSTEDD Technology Platform, open source tools for collaboration using SMS, email or a web client. Application include better communication for remote health centres, disease outbreak surveillance, or creation of support networks.
Kay, Misha and Santos, Jonathan and Takane, Marina | cop. 2011
- Author(s): Kay, Misha and Santos, Jonathan and Takane, Marina
- Publisher: World health organization (WHO)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: mobile telecommunication services, health services, developing countries, who
Based on the WHO eHealth survey the report looks at diverse mHealth scenarios and how effective these approaches are, and what the most important obstacles are that countries face in implementing mHealth solutions. Detailed case studies highlight best practices in different settings.