Mahmud, Nadim and Rodriguez, Joce and Nesbit, Josh | 2010
- Author(s): Mahmud, Nadim and Rodriguez, Joce and Nesbit, Josh
- Publisher: IOS press
- Pages: 137--144
- Keywords: mobile telecommunication services, communication technology, rural health, cost effectiveness, information exchange, malawi
In a retrospective mHealth pilot at a Malawian hospital, communication via SMS was tested as a means to reduce the time loss for community health workers in transit between villages and hospital. Mobile phones were used for adherence reporting, appointment reminders and physician queries. (Abstract)
Majumder, Maimuna and Klerk, Katharina de and Meyers, David | 2012
- Author(s): Majumder, Maimuna and Klerk, Katharina de and Meyers, David
- Publisher: IEEE xplore
- Pages: 5--7
- Keywords: disease control, disease prevention, cholera, mobile telecommunication services, new technologies, project formulation, bangladesh
Described is the Village zero project, which aims to map and verify geospatial progression of cholera. Deriving the information for this ghostmapping with the use of new (mobile) technologies can reduce endemic cholera incidence in developing countries.
Maniam, Jayanthy and Chin, Chee Ken and Chenapiah, Kanaga | 2007]
- Author(s): Maniam, Jayanthy and Chin, Chee Ken and Chenapiah, Kanaga
- Publisher: eHealth
- Pages: --
- Keywords: mobile telecommunication services, maternal health services, pregnancy
This paper presents the framework and prototype of a mobile phone-based pregnancy system. It suggests personalized and localized content using e.g. SMS/MMS, including due date calculation, calendar, growth of fetus, complications, medication, and health alerts.
Manjunath, Geetha and Revathi, M.M. and Dixit, Sudhir | 2011
- Author(s): Manjunath, Geetha and Revathi, M.M. and Dixit, Sudhir
- Publisher: Hewlett-Packard company]
- Pages: --
- Keywords: health services, rural health, mobile telecommunication services, health information, developing countries, india
A major challenge is to make healthcare services accessible to health workers in resource-poor areas. Wile mobile phones are quickly adopted, few are Internet-enabled. Therefore the concept of task/based widgets is presented, which can be created by end-users on lowend phones without programming.
Mapham, William | 2008
- Author(s): Mapham, William
- Publisher: Médecins sans frontières (MSF)
- Pages: 11--16
- Keywords: mobile telecommunication services, health programmes, health education, research
This article discusses some of the benefits and functions associated with mobile phone use and health management, such as appointment reminders, treatment adherence systems, patient diaries, education and research.