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m-Enabled Inclusive Business Models: Applications for Health - The SHOPS project funded a 16-month study conducted by the Monitor Group as reported in Promise and Progress: Market-based Solutions to Poverty in Africa. The study identified mHealth (mobile applications for health) business models enabling enterprises to successfully engage with the poor in Africa, primarily in Ghana, Kenya, Senegal, South Africa, and Tanzania. This primer aims to (1) highlight MORE

State of Evidence: mHealth and MNCH - The mHealth Alliance commissioned this report to present the findings of a needs assessment and gaps analysis of the current state of the evidence in mHealth, using maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) as a use case. The intent for the needs assessment and gaps analysis summarized in this report is to 1) identify gaps in the evidence base, and 2) advocate for and encourage others to MORE

Seven Factors for Designing Successful mHealth Projects - Although mobile technology has the power to vastly improve healthcare delivery in developing regions, many issues can affect the success of mHealth systems. This paper lists seven factors (or rather, implementation considerations) that affect the success of mHealth, based on some salient issues that have come to the fore in past projects. The factors are: Factor 1: mHealth is not mass MORE

Cell-PREVEN - Cell-PREVEN is part of a large randomized trial in Peru in 20 cities called PREVEN, which seeks to lower STD rates in Peru. PREVEN is a collaborative effort between the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (Peru), Imperial College (London) and the University of Washington (Seattle), in collaboration with Peru’s Ministry of Health. Cell-PREVEN is an interactive-computer system using cell phones MORE

Mobile Health Without Borders - To expose you to the breadth of activity and opportunity, each class will consist of multiple short presentations from renowned experts. Class discussions about these presentations will also take place online. In the era of expansive and ever-expanding access to mobile technology, ideas can be more readily shared and solutions can more readily reach patients in need, wherever they are. We are more MORE

mHealth Assessment and Planning for Scale (MAPS) Toolkit - Developed by WHO's Department of Reproductive Health and Research in partnership with the United Nations Foundation and the Johns Hopkins University Global mHealth Initiative, the mHealth Assessment and Planning for Scale (MAPS) Toolkit is a self-assessment tool designed to assist project teams in scaling up their mHealth innovations. The MAPS Toolkit aims to assist mHealth project teams to MORE

MAMA Research Agenda - By sharing our research agenda and highlighting our current priorities and approaches to gathering evidence on the impact of our MAMA country, we hope to contribute to the global evidence base of mHealth messaging for improved MNCH.MAMA’s latest research studies are raising the bar – going beyond subscribers’ self-reported claims of change to using clinical data to verify changes in uptake of MORE

OpenDataKit - Open Data Kit (ODK) is a free and open-source set of tools which help organizations author, field, and manage mobile data collection solutions. ODK provides an out-of-the-box solution for users to:Build a data collection form or survey (XLSForm is recommended for larger forms);Collect the data on a mobile device and send it to a server; andAggregate the collected data on a server and extract it in MORE

PhiCollect - With WebFirst’s PhiCollect system, we have created an open source data collection platform that is flexible, scalable, cloud-based, and affordable. PhiCollect allows you to collect data from and publish to a variety of platforms (Web, Android, Apple iOS, SMS). We have leveraged two existing, well-established platforms in the design of our system - Open Data Kit integrated with the Drupal 7 (open MORE

International Journal of Medical informatics - International Journal of Medical Informatics provides an international medium for dissemination of original results and interpretative reviews concerning the field of medical informatics. The Journal emphasizes the evaluation of systems in healthcare settings.The scope of journal covers:Information systems, including national or international registration systems, hospital information systems, MORE

WHO Monitoring and Evaluating Digital Health Intervention: A Practical Guide to Conducting Research and Assessment -  From those just beginning their digital journey to more sophisticated project teams, this Toolkit aims to continue to advance the quality of monitoring and evaluation activities within digital health and contribute to more evidence-based planning, implementation and investment. This resource aims to serve as a reference document for those implementing digital health interventions, who MORE

HealthEnabled Newsletter - HealthEnabled is a South Africa-based non profit organization that helps national governments in low- and middle-income countries make short- and long-term decisions to integrate life-saving digital health solutions into their health systems. The organisation provides the necessary expertise, experience, and connections to help governments integrate digital solutions into their health systems MORE

HealthPhone Mobile App: Nutrition Handbook for the Family - The Nutrition Handbook for the Family provides practical guidance for good nutrition and health practices. We hope that these apps will contribute to improving the nutritional status of people, especially women and young children, by increasing their knowledge through group sharing and discussion promoted by frontline health workers and other organized groups and communities.These apps are adapted MORE

Scaling Digital Health in Developing Markets: Opportunities and Recommendations for Mobile Operators and Other Stakeholders - Digital health is taking its first steps in some African, Asian and Latin American countries. The number of initiatives is growing, with a widespread opinion that digital health can help address key healthcare issues if it reaches scale. This report by GSMA Intelligence provides an overview of the healthcare landscape in developing countries and assesses the role MORE

WHO Handbook for the Use of Digital Technologies to Support Tuberculosis Medication Adherence - TB patients and health-care providers are surrounded by information and communication technologies. They will be using these tools increasingly to obtain better care. However, in doing so they are often faced with basic questions, such as: Which application is best suited to my circumstances? What is the evidence for effectiveness? How do I implement it? Who will pay?This handbook aims to address MORE

Unique Health Identifier Assessment Toolkit - Unique health identifiers are important for improving quality and continuum of care, strengthening surveillance of communicable diseases, eradicating diseases, and optimizing provider and payer transactions in health financing schemes. When they can be uniquely identified, wherever and whenever they interact with different health service providers, patients have a MORE

Asia eHealth Information Network Digital Health Terminology Guide - The field of health informatics is full of very technical terms which can be confusing to a native English speaker and even more confusing to non-native English speakers. This document is intended to present some of the most commonly used terms in simple plain language both in English and Khmer language. This document does not claim to provide the definitive reference MORE

Towards a Framework for Realising the Benefits of eHealth in South Africa - The South African national eHealth strategy (2012/2013–2016/2017) includes a strategic priority focused on realisation of benefits. The strategy states that “[s]pecific actions are required to ensure that eHealth implementations deliver on their promise and that anticipated benefits are realised for all stakeholders.”The specific activity highlighted within this priority was the development of “…a MORE

TechChange Course: Technology for Monitoring and Evaluation - How do you use technology to get insight from information? Whether you work for a small nonprofit, large government agency, or private sector firm, the demand to capture and visualize quantifiable results has never been greater. This four week online certificate course will focus on building skills and strategies to better collect, manage, analyze and visualize data using a variety of ICT tools MORE

Delivering mHealth Education at Scale in India: Lessons Learned - In this webinar, Sara Chamberlain, Head at ICT of BBC Media Action, India discusses scaling mobile health education services for hundreds of thousands of frontline health workers across the Indian states of Bihar, Orissa and Uttar Pradesh, in partnership with six of the largest mobile operators in India: Airtel, BSNL, Idea, Reliance, TATA and Vodafone. BBC Media Action's award-winning mobile MORE

Mobiles for Quality Improvement Pilot in Uganda - SHOPS‘ partners Abt Associates, Jhpiego, and Marie Stopes International (MSI), collaborated in a mobile learning and performance support pilot called Mobiles for Quality Improvement (m4QI) conducted in Uganda during the period September 2010–August 2011. The goal of m4QI was to demonstrate the potential for positive behavioral change in service delivery by reinforcing face-to-face induction MORE

FROM PRINCIPLE TO PRACTICE: Implementing the Principles for Digital Development - The Principles for Digital Development are “living” guidelines that can help development practitioners integrate established best practices into technology-enabled programs. They are written by and for international development donors, multilateral organizations, and implementing partners, and they are freely available for use by all. The Principles are intended to serve as guidance rather than MORE

mHealth Evidence Review and Assessment (mERA) checklist - Over the past decade, the global mobile phone revolution has inspired thousands of global health innovation projects. In order to overcome barriers in scaling-up programmes, clinicians and public health practitioners have been working with non-governmental organizations and governments to leverage the ubiquity of phones and connectivity across once-remote, rural populations. A major obstacle to MORE

Ushahidi (RollCall, BRCK, SMSSync, Crisis Net) - Ushahidi, which translates to “testimony” in Swahili, was developed to map reports of violence in Kenya after the post-election violence in 2008. Since then, thousands have used our crowdsourcing tools to raise their voice. We’re a technology leader in Africa, headquartered in Nairobi, with a global team.Products:RollCall:RollCall is a team check-in app that helps reach your people on any device, MORE

Telemedicine and eHealth Journal - Telemedicine and e-Health is the leading international peer-reviewed journal covering the full spectrum of advances and clinical applications of telemedicine and management of electronic health records. It places special emphasis on the outcome and impact of telemedicine on the quality, cost effectiveness, and access to healthcare. Telemedicine applications play an increasingly important role in MORE