Title: Mobile applications for the health sector

Authors: Qiang, Christine Zhenwei

Place: [Washington, DC]

Publisher: World bank. ICT sector unit

Year: 2011

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Subject: mHealth in Low-Resource Settings

Keywords: mobile telecommunication services, health services, communication technology, haiti, india, kenya

Abstract: This report assesses the current state of the use of mobile applications for health care in the developing world and the growing m-health industry. It examines interventions serving new functions in the health system, less costly substitutes for existing interventions, and interactive functions.

URL: http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INFORMATIONANDCOMMUNICATIONANDTECHNOLOGIES/Resources/mHealth_report.pdf

Document type: Report