Title: Role of mHealth in rural health in India and opportunities for collaboration : background reading...

Authors: Garai, Atanu

Place: Paris

Publisher: [Organisation for economic co-operation and development] (OECD)

Year: 2011

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Subject: mHealth in Low-Resource Settings

Keywords: mobile telecommunication services, public health, rural health, orissa, india

Abstract: The delivery function of public health programs can be improved by using SMS and voice calls for the health workers. In Orissa (India) mobile videos were instrumental in improving the quality of counseling among the community health workers. These messages help to achieve health behavior goals.

URL: http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/48/50/49440234.pdf

Document type: E-article