Donner, Jonathan | cop. 2005
- Author(s): Donner, Jonathan
- Publisher: Vodafone group
- Pages: --
- Keywords: mobile telecommunication services, aids, data collection, communication technology, rwanda, south africa, kenya
This essay presents three examples that emphasize how regional practices and innovative applications of mobile technology appear in response to conditions of economic scarcity, and to the lack of landline infrastructure.
Durrani, Hammad and Khoja, Shariq | 2009
- Author(s): Durrani, Hammad and Khoja, Shariq
- Publisher: Royal society of medicine (RSM) press
- Pages: 175--181
- Keywords: mobile telecommunication services, health services, information technology, computer applications, asia
A systematic review of the literature on telehealth in Asia, including mobile applications, based on a systematic search for peer-reviewed articles published in the ten years to June 2007.
Ebner, Christoph | 2008
- Author(s): Ebner, Christoph
- Publisher: Royal society of medicine (RSM) press
- Pages: 2--7
- Keywords: mobile telecommunication services, dermatology, research
The authors investigated the quality of teledermatology based on images from a mobile phone compared to face-to-face dermatology consultations. In addition, patients’ acceptance of the technology and their willingness to pay for it was assessed.
Erthal, A. | 2009
- Author(s): Erthal, A.
- Publisher: IT publications]
- Pages: 57--59
- Keywords: mobile telecommunication services, tropical diseases, data collection, disease control, brazil
The state health department in Brazil is considered to be one of the most efficient in containing the spread of dengue virus. The data gathering system that is described in this paper is seen as essential in containing the spread of the dengue virus.
Etzo, Sebastiana and Collender, Guy | 2010
- Author(s): Etzo, Sebastiana and Collender, Guy
- Publisher: Oxford university press
- Pages: 659--668
- Keywords: mobile telecommunication services, economic development, health services, africa
The article casts a critical look at the so-called 'mobile phone revolution' in Africa. While the mobile phone is almost ubiquitous and Africa is the hub for mobile innovation and entrepreneurship, there are still various limitations and information gaps that need to be bridged.