mHealth in Low-Resource Settings

Using cell phones to monitor availability of malaria medicines

Mbatha, M. Thulani | 2010]
  • Author(s): Mbatha, M. Thulani
  • Publisher: Management sciences for health (MSH) etc.
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: mobile telecommunication services, malaria, antimalarials, malawi
A presentation on the application of EpiSurveyor in a pilot project for malaria medicine supply chain management in Malawi.

The challenges and opportunities of conducting a clinical trial in a low resource setting : the case of the Cameroon mobile phone SMS (CAMPS) trial, an investigator initiated

Mbuagbaw, Lawrence | 2011
  • Author(s): Mbuagbaw, Lawrence
  • Publisher: BioMed central
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: aids, health education, health services, mobile telecommunication services, scientific research, cameroon
Conducting clinical trials in developing countries often presents significant challenges to researchers and other stakeholders. The authors describe the Cameroon Mobile Phone SMS (CAMPS) trial in the context of its setting, discuss the administrative, ethical and financial issues related to it.

The Cameroon mobile phone sms (CAMPS) trial : a protocol for a randomized controlled trial of mobile phone text messaging versus usual care for improving adherence to highly active anti-retroviral therapy

Mbuagbaw, Lawrence | 2011
  • Author(s): Mbuagbaw, Lawrence
  • Publisher: BioMed central
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: mobile telecommunication services, aids, health education, medical research
This study protocol outlines a trial that aims to test the efficacy of weekly reminder and motivational text messages, compared to usual care in improving adherence to Highly Active Antiretroviral Treatment.

Application of mobile-technology for disease and treatment monitoring of malaria in the \"Better border healthcare programme\"

Meankaew, Pongthep | 2010
  • Author(s): Meankaew, Pongthep
  • Publisher: BioMed central
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: disease prevention, malaria, mobile telecommunication services, disease control, thailand
A study to assess the effectiveness of using mobile phones in a routine malaria prevention and control programme for an under-served population. The mobile module is meant to replace manual, paper-based activities used for follow-up on treatment compliance and patients' symptoms.

Capitalizing on the characteristics of mHealth to evaluate its impact

Mechael, Patricia | 2012
  • Author(s): Mechael, Patricia
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • Pages: 62--66
  • Keywords: health services, health care delivery, mobile telecommunication services, epidemiology, data collection, evaluation, africa south of sahara, ghana, rwanda, tanzania, uganda
This paper presents key observations and next steps from an evaluation of the mHealth activities within the electronic health (eHealth) architecture implemented by the Millennium Villages Project (MVP) using data from mobile technology, complemented with qualitative research and costing assessments.
 

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