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Addressing Gender & Women's Empowerment in mHealth for MNCH - mHealth Alliance Publication. This analytical framework builds on the mHealth Alliance’s vision of gender as key to accelerating progress toward goals related to reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (RMNCH). It offers mHealth implementers an outline through which to understand the nuances of gender issues, as well as gaps related to gender. May 2013 MORE

Advancing the dialogue on Mobile Finance and Mobile Health - mHealth Alliance Publication. As mobile network operators (MNOs) continue to try to reduce churn of customers, increas- ing switching costs by launching mHealth and MFS becomes increasingly critical. It is, there- fore, little surprise that these MNOs are working with health providers and governments to integrate mobile money into health service programs. - Washington, DC: mHealth Alliance, MORE

Amplifying the Impact: Examining the Intersection of Mobile Health and Mobile Finance - mHealth Alliance Publication. A discussion guide for collaborative insight presented by the World Economic Forum, in partnership with the mHealth Alliance. - Washington, DC: mHealth Alliance, January 2011 MORE

Barriers and Gaps Affecting mHealth in Low and Middle Income Countries - mHealth Alliance Publication. A policy white paper researched and written by the Earth Institute, Columbia University, and commissioned by the mHealth Alliance. - New York, NY: Center for Global Health and Economic Development, Earth Institute, Columbia University, May 2010.   MORE

Baseline Evaluation of the mHealth Ecosystem and the Performance of the mHealth Alliance - mHealth Alliance Publication. The main objective of the baseline evaluation was to provide information about the current level of adoption, actual implementation, funding, and impact of mHealth in LMICs. The evaluation also measured the impact of the mHealth Alliance on promoting mHealth in the global health ecosystem. February 2013 MORE

Economics of eHealth - mHealth Alliance Publication. This paper provides an outline of key economic and financial questions to pursue in informing in-country eHealth policy and strategy investments. - Washington, DC: mHealth Alliance and Results for Development, 2010. MORE

Five Years of Mobilizing for Health Impact: Key Achievements and Future Opportunities - mHealth Alliance Publication. Developed in connection with the mHealth Alliance’s five-year anniversary, this report looks back over the Alliance’s key achievements and offers case studies of important partnerships and projects. It also previews top priorities for the future. December 2013 MORE

Framework for Engagement: Leverging Mobile Technologies for Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health - mHealth Alliance Publication. The global community has identified improving maternal, newborn and child health (“mnCh”) as a strategic development priority, embedding the goal within millennium Development goals 4 (reducing child mortality) and 5 (improving mothers’ health). while there has been global progress toward achieving these goals by the target date of 2015, there are still significant MORE

Getting Healthier Around the World: Information and Communication Technologies for Child Health and Development - mHealth Alliance Publication. To celebrate Universal Children’s Day 2013, this report was commissioned by Sesame Workshop and the mHealth Alliance to achieve two objectives: (1) to explore current and future opportunities in the use of mobile phones and other relevant information and communications technologies (ICTs) for improving the health and development of young children as investments for a MORE

Inventory of Information and Communication Technology Solutions for Supply Chains - mHealth Alliance Publication. Two recent trends provide new ways to improve supply chain capabilities: 1) the variety of information and communication technologies (ICT) now available to support commodity management and 2) increasing access to mobile and wireless connectivity. Supply chain managers are shifting away from paper-based supply chain management systems and exploring appropriate MORE

Leveraging Mobile Technologies to Promote Maternal & Newborn Health - mHealth Alliance Publication. The Current Landscape and opportunities for  advancement in low-resource settings.  The objective of this report is twofold: (1) to describe the current state of mhealth intervention design, implementation, and evaluation that can be leveraged to improve maternal and newborn health globally and  (2) to identify ways to strategically advance mhealth in MORE

mHealth and Neonatal Resuscitation: A Review of Interventions, Approaches and Applications - mHealth Alliance Publication. The objective of this paper is to review existing mHealth interventions and successful approaches/applications, as well as identify gaps in knowledge for the use of mHealth in neonatal resuscitation. It was prepared for the United Nations Commission on Life-Saving Commodities Neonatal Resuscitation Technical Reference Team. March 2014 MORE

mHealth and Neonatal Resuscitation: Opportunities to Increase Adoption and Utilization of Neonatal Resuscitation Equipment, Using Mobile Health in Tanzania - mHealth Alliance Publication. The mHealth Alliance has undertaken a series of research efforts to identify opportunities for mobile technology to support the goals of the United Nations Commission for Life Saving Commodities for Women and Children (UNCoLSC). In February 2014, a literature review and field visit to Tanzania was conducted to understand: the scope of birth asphyxia in Tanzania; the MORE

mHealth Education - mHealth Alliance Publication. Harnessing the Mobile Revolution to Bridge the Health Education & Training Gap in Developing Countries.  The iheed Institute and Dalberg Global Development Advisors have prepared this report to set the stage for mHealthEd 2011 at GSMA mHealth Alliance Mobile Health Summit, which is the first dedicated conference on the emerging phenomenon of mobile MORE

mHealth for Development - mHealth Alliance Publication. The opportunity of mobile technology for healthcare in the developing world. - Washington, DC: UN Foundation-Vodafone Foundation Partnership, October 2008. MORE

mHealth Opportunities for Non-communicable Diseases Among the Elderly - mHealth Alliance Publication. This white paper is one part of a three-part series, developed in collaboration with Pfizer, which is devoted to exploring the use of mHealth to advance healthy aging in low- and middle-income countries. This paper focuses specifically on the use of mHealth for the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) among elderly persons. Oct 2013 MORE

mHealth Support Tools for Improving the Performance of Frontline Health Workers: An Inventory and Analytical Review - mHealth Alliance Publication. The UN Commission on Life-saving Commodities for Women and Children (UNCoLSC) is interested in exploring how mHealth can support the achievement of Recommendation 9, namely improving the performance and accountability of Frontline Health Workers (FLHWs). In this report, the mHealth Alliance outlines the findings from a three-pronged approach, including: 1) MORE

mHealth Transferring the Burden of Caregivers to Mobile Technology - mHealth Alliance Publication. This white paper is one part of a three-part series, developed in collaboration with Pfizer, which is devoted to exploring the use of mHealth to advance healthy aging in low- and middle-income countries. This paper focuses specifically on the use of mHealth to support caregivers of aging individuals.  Oct 2013 MORE

mHealth: New Horizons for Health through Mobile Technologies - mHealth Alliance Publication. Based on the findings of the second global survey on eHealth, World Health Organization (WHO). - Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization, June 2011 MORE

New Technologies in Emergencies and Conflicts - mHealth Alliance Publication. New technologies and innovative uses of existing technologies are improving crisis preparedness, response, and prevention. Yet barriers to bringing these ideas to scale remain, and humanitarian aid groups and others must weigh the potential risks and rewards of using new communications technology tools. - Washington, DC: UN Foundation-Vodafone Foundation MORE

Patient Privacy in a Mobile World: A framework addresses privacy law issues in mobile health - mHealth Alliance Publication. Protecting personal health information that is collected and transmitted over mobile devices has been cited as an essential factor to bringing mHealth to scale. Led by the mHealth Alliance, the Thomson Reuters Foundation, Merck, and Baker & McKenzie this report aims to increase the understanding of privacy and security policies related to the use of mHealth. MORE

Preparing the Next Generation of Community Health Workers - mHealth Alliance Publication. This study identifies opportunities to train CHWs more cost-effectively through technology-enabled multimedia content that leverages visuals, videos, or audio.  Additionally, it highlights the potential to create open, easily sharable digital content that could act as a crucial ingredient for new approaches to training and learning in the future. May 2012 MORE

Preventing Mother to Child Transmission - mHealth Alliance Publication. A report on mHealth strategies to strengthen collaboration and increase impact of PMTCT initiatives. By Frog, UNICEF, EGPAF, Jonhson & Johnson, and the mHealth Alliance. July 2012 MORE