mHealth in Low-Resource Settings

MobileActive.org : a global network of people using mobile technology for social impact

| cop. 2005-
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  • Publisher: MobileActive.org
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  • Keywords: mobile telecommunication services, nonprofit corporations, social change
A global online network of people using mobile technology for social change, including a broad range of mHealth resources, project details and information on mobile tools, such as the use of SMS or other mobile applications.

Kiwanja.net : where technology meets anthropology, conservation and development

| cop. 2003-
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  • Publisher: Kiwanja.net
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  • Keywords: information technology, communication technology, mobile telecommunication services, nonprofit corporations
This portal wants to empower local, national and international non-profit organisations to make better use of information and communications technology in their work and to provide the tools and applications to enable them to do so.

AED-satellife : center for health information and technology

| cop. 1996-
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  • Publisher: AED-satellife
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  • Keywords: mobile telecommunication services, computer applications, information technology, data collection, information dissemination
AED-SATELLIFE has been a pioneer in promoting the use of information technology for better health in low-resource environments. Today it introduces mobile computing devices such as PDAs and mobile phones for information dissemination and data collection.

MoTECH : a comprehensive overview

| ca. 2009]
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  • Publisher: Columbia university etc.
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  • Keywords: mobile telecommunication services, maternal and child health, pregnancy, rural health, ghana
The MoTech project aims to determine whether mobile phones can be an effective tool in managing healthcare data and transmitting health information to remote populations, with the ultimate goal of improving maternal and child health outcomes in rural Ghana.

The role of mHealth in the fight against tuberculosis

| 2012]
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  • Publisher: mHealth alliance etc.
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  • Keywords: tuberculosis, disease control, mobile telecommunication services, health services, therapeutics
This paper showcases the potential of mobile technologies for tuberculosis (TB) such as treatment adherence, explores some applications, and seeks to catalyze the conversation about mobile health (mHealth) within the TB community.
 

About this portal

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.