mHealth in Low-Resource Settings

Case study for incorporation of mobile technology in maternal, neonatal and child health (Manoshi) program at Brac health

| 2009]
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Click diagnostics
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: mobile telecommunication services, maternal and child health, maternal health services, health personnel, data collection, slums, bangladesh
A mobile phone-based solution for streamlining data collection was developed to improve health services for mothers, neonates and children in urban slums. CHWs were enabled to better assess the level of risk of pregnant women and prioritize the limited resources for targeted intervention.

CommCare : mobile support for community health workers

| 2009-
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Open mobile consortium (OMC)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: mobile telecommunication services, health personnel, rural health, data collection, developing countries, maternal and child health, disease control, tanzania
CommCare, initiated by Dimagi and D-Tree International, is an open-source mobile application enabling community health workers to provide better, more efficient care, as well as better supervision and coordination of community health programmes.

Health IT : community home

| 2008-
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Global health delivery (GHD) project
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  • Keywords: information technology, mobile telecommunication services, health programmes, internet
A community with discussions, resources and news related to health IT, tools and applications including mHealth.

PANACeA : PAN Asian collaboration for evidence-based eHealth adoption and application

| 2007-
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Aga Khan university hospital
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: information technology, mobile telecommunication services, health programmes, research, evidence
An initiative to generate evidence in the field of eHealth within the Asian context, by forming a network of researchers and research projects from developing Asian countries.

eHealth intelligence report / World health organization (WHO)

| 2005- .
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  • Publisher: WHO
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: information technology, communication technology, health information, international news, who
Covers eHealth developments worldwide offering information on publications, scientific articles, standards, major events as well as the latest news from countries.
 

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.