mHealth in Low-Resource Settings

Barriers and gaps affecting mHealth in low and middle income countries : policy white paper

Mechael, Patricia | 2010
  • Author(s): Mechael, Patricia
  • Publisher: Columbia university. Earth institute. Center for global health and economic development (CGHED) : with mHealth alliance
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: mobile telecommunication services, disease control, disease prevention, information systems
This paper first analyses and synthesizes research done to evaluate the impact of mobile health, or mHealth, implementations in low and middle income countries, and next, examines the programming, policy, and research related barriers to and gaps in mHealth scale and sustainability.

MoTECH : mHealth ethnography report

Mechael, Patricia N. | 2009
  • Author(s): Mechael, Patricia N.
  • Publisher: Grameen foundation
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: mobile telecommunication services, information services, communication industry, communications, maternal and child health, maternal health services, infants, data collection, ghana
The report assesses the initial state of information, communication, and mobile phone use for maternal and newborn health within the health sector and the general population in a district in Ghana. It discusses the potential use as decision support tools, information systems or for data collection.

Building a foundation for WHO's mHealth strategy

Mechael, Patricia N. | 2007
  • Author(s): Mechael, Patricia N.
  • Publisher: Med-e-Tel
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: mobile telecommunication services, health services, communications, who, data processing, data collection
This presentation provides an overview on mHealth opportunities, challenges and lessons learned, and suggests next steps required in orde to successfully implement it in health systems.

Exploring health-related uses of mobile phones : an Egyptian case study

Mechael, Patricia N. | 2006
  • Author(s): Mechael, Patricia N.
  • Publisher: London school of hygiene and tropical medicine
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: mobile telecommunication services, health personnel, education, maternal and child health, egypt
This PhD thesis explores changes in health service delivery and domestic health communication related to mobile phones in rural and urban communities in Minia Governorate, Egypt. Data was collected in 2002-2003.

The innovative use of mobile applications in the Philippines : lessons for Africa

Mendes, Shawn | 2007
  • Author(s): Mendes, Shawn
  • Publisher: Swedish international development cooperation agency (SIDA)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: mobile telecommunication services, communication technology, health services, developing countries, philippines, africa
The transformation of society by mobile telephony and mobile application services is perhaps most profound in the Philippines, especially with the use of SMS. This report attempts to identify best practices and lessons learned to apply in other situations and contexts.
 

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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.