LeMay, Nancy Vollmer and Bocock, Piers J.W. | 2012
- Author(s): LeMay, Nancy Vollmer and Bocock, Piers J.W.
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis
- Pages: 64--78
- Keywords: health information, information technology, capacity building, malawi
Health workers need access to reliable and up-to-date health information in order to support their clients. Using qualitative research methods , this 2009 health information needs assessment in Malawi showed the need for capacity building of information workers, and the need for mobile technologies.
Leon, Natalie and Schneider, Helen | 2012
- Author(s): Leon, Natalie and Schneider, Helen
- Publisher: Medical research council of South Africa (MRC). Health systems research unit [etc.]
- Pages: --
- Keywords: health services, mobile telecommunication services, primary health care, community participation, information technology, communication technology, evaluation, south africa
This report investigates the potential usefulness of mHealth for monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of the planned integration of community based health services (mHealth4CBS) in South Africa and how mHealth is implemented in practice.
Leon, Natalie and Schneider, Helen and Daviaud, Emmanuelle | 2012
- Author(s): Leon, Natalie and Schneider, Helen and Daviaud, Emmanuelle
- Publisher: BioMed central
- Pages: --
- Keywords: health services, mobile telecommunication services, community participation, communication technology, public health, health policy, south africa
Using the case of community-based health services (CBS) in South Africa and based on local experience, a framework is applied to appraise the challenges to effective implementation of mHealth at scale in health systems useful for policy and practice decision-making in low and middle-income settings.
Lepper, Anne M. de | cop. 2013
- Author(s): Lepper, Anne M. de
- Publisher: Blackwell
- Pages: 1--6
- Keywords: health education, mobile telecommunication services, uganda
The use of mobile phones can improve and strengthen (preventive) health care in low- and middle-income countries. This retrospective assesses the response patterns of participants in free SMS health education quizzes in Uganda.
Lester, Richard T. | 2010
- Author(s): Lester, Richard T.
- Publisher: The Lancet
- Pages: --
- Keywords: mobile telecommunication services, communication technology, health services, aids, research, kenya
The article reports results on the first randomised clinical trial assessing the effects of mobile communication between health workers and patients in resource-limited settings. It was tested if sending SMS reminders improves ART drug adherence and has a long-term effect on responses to treatment.