Tatem, Andrew J. | 2009
- Author(s): Tatem, Andrew J.
- Publisher: BioMed central
- Pages: --
- Keywords: mobile telecommunication services, malaria, data collection, disease control, disease prevention, zanzibar
In Zanzibar, anonymized mobile phone records to characterize human movements were combined with spatial data on malaria endemicity to identify patterns of parasite carrier movements and rates of malaria importation. Results feed into the malaria elimination feasibility assessment for Zanzibar.
Terry, Mark | 2008
- Author(s): Terry, Mark
- Publisher: Liebert
- Pages: 520--524
- Keywords: mobile telecommunication services, communication technology, health, north america
This article discusses the current state and future potential of health-related SMS text-messaging applications, be it non-clinical or in a healthcare setting. The focus is on North America.
Thinyane, Hannah | [11] p.
- Author(s): Thinyane, Hannah
- Publisher: Rhodes university
- Pages: --
- Keywords: disease prevention, mobile telecommunication services, animal health, south africa
Many deaths occur in developing countries from well-known and preventable animal diseases that are transmitted to humans due to a lack of early detection and prevention. In a case study an SMS-based system was used by community members for rapid reporting of suspected cases of zoonotic diseases.
Thirumurthy, Harsha and Lester, Richard T. | 2012
- Author(s): Thirumurthy, Harsha and Lester, Richard T.
- Publisher: World health organization (WHO)
- Pages: 390--392
- Keywords: aids, disease control, therapeutics, mobile telecommunication services, evaluation, kenya
The interest in m-health creates the need to assess its effectiveness on behaviour change and to objectively compare their cost-effectiveness with that of other behaviour change strategies. This paper presents the results of three m-health interventions recently evaluated in Kenya.
Tiwari, Priyesh | 2010
- Author(s): Tiwari, Priyesh
- Publisher: Health informatics New Zealand] (HINZ)
- Pages: 3--9
- Keywords: mobile telecommunication services, information exchange, data transmission, health services, india
This paper describes a healthcare delivery model based on mobile technology as an information transmission tool between rural patients and centrally located providers, using trained intermediaries as local facilitators, entrepreneurs and health activists.