mHealth in Low-Resource Settings

MobiScopy : combining microscopy with mobile networks

| 2010]
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Royal tropical institute (KIT) [etc.
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: information technology, mobile telecommunication services, scientific apparatus and instruments, rural health, health personnel, developing countries
A physical device that fits a mobile phone camera to a microscope allows accurate focusing and positioning for capturing high-resolution images. Combined with an IT platform it permits rural health workers to share, discuss and validate images of pathogens with their peers and with remote experts.

Join the mobile health revolution

| 2010-
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: theMobileHealthCrowd
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: mobile telecommunication services, communication technology, internet, business enterprises
A crowd-sourced website that enables companies to promote their wireless healthcare related services, technologies, events, innovations and ideas. It includes links to a collection of 101 mhealth applications.

Connect4Change (C4C)

| 2010-
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: International institute for communication and development] (IICD) etc.]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: mobile telecommunication services, internet, nonprofit corporations, education, health, developing countries, bolivia, burkina faso, ecuador, ethiopia, ghana, kenya, mali, malawi, peru, tanzania, uganda, zambia
A consortium of Dutch development and ICT organizations Akvo, Cordaid, Edukans, ICCO and IICD with Text to Change is planning activities using internet and mobile phones. The focus is on improving education, health and livelihoods in developing countries. Case studies are given as examples.

CORE group mHealth interest group

| 2010-
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: CORE group
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: mobile telecommunication services, nonprofit corporations, rural health, communication technology, health services
CORE Group, a network of more than 50 organizations working on community health issues, has convened a mHealth community of practice for NGOs working on Maternal, Newborn and Child Health at the community level.

mHealth : from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

| 2010-
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Wikimedia foundation
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: mobile telecommunication services, health information, health programmes, developing countries, reference materials
An overview on mHealth in general, applications, programmes, players and related references.
 

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.