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InfoDev Mobile Innovation Program - The InfoDev Mobile Innovation Program supports growth-oriented mobile apps businesses, by (1) enabling entrepreneurship in the mobile industry through venture incubation and acceleration; (2) building mobile innovation communities of entrepreneurs, investors, partners, and mentors; and (3) researching the app economy of emerging and frontier markets. Their established network of mobile labs (mLabs MORE
Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Harnessing the Public Health Skill Set in a New Era of Health Reforms and Investment - By: Elham Hatef, MD, MPH; Joshua M. Sharfstein, MD; Alain B. Labrique, PhDThe Context for Innovation and EntrepreneurshipThe implementation of the Affordable Care Act and major reforms of the health system have resulted in rapid proliferation of innovation-driven start-up companies in the health sector.1 These start-ups typically focus on the application of new MORE
Integrating Mobiles into Development Projects - The primary audience of this handbook is USAID staff, although much of the content is relevant to anyone interested in integrating mobiles into development projects more effectively. Most of the examples highlighted are from Southeast Asia, although the relevance of the content is global. Since the mobiles for development space is evolving rapidly, the handbook is intended to equip readers with a 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
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
Johns Hopkins University (JHU) Global mHealth Initiative (GmI) Newsfeed - mHealth news from various sources, compiled by JHU's Global mHealth Initiative. MORE
Joint Learning Network for Universal Health Coverage Using Data Analytics to Monitor Health Provider Payment Systems Toolkit - The Joint Learning Network for Universal Health Coverage (JLN) launched a new interactive toolkit, which offers step-by-step guidance on using data analytics to monitor heath provider payment systems and track whether payment systems are supporting health system objectives toward achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC).An effective provider payment system is a critical stepping stone to MORE
Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare - The leading journal in its field Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare helps you to stay up-to-date in this fast moving and growing area of medicine. Contributions from around the world provide a unique perspective on how different countries and health systems are using new technology in healthcare. This high quality scientific work provides excellent coverage of developments in telemedicine and e MORE
Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association - JAMIA is AMIA's premier peer-reviewed journal for biomedical and health informatics. Covering the full spectrum of activities in the field, JAMIA includes informatics articles in the areas of clinical care, clinical research, translational science, implementation science, imaging, education, consumer health, public health, and policy. JAMIA's articles describe innovative informatics research and MORE
K4Health mHealth Planning Guide - The mHealth Planning Guide helps individuals and organizations appropriately plan for mHealth deployments. This Guide provides a thorough orientation to the mHealth planning process for anyone looking to learn more about integrating mobile technology into health programs in low- and middle-income countries, outlines key considerations and resources for planning an mHealth intervention, from MORE
K4Health's mHealth Basics: Introduction to Mobile Technology for Health, USAID Global Health eLearning Course - This course is a self-paced three-hour eLearning course that provides an introduction to the emerging field of mHealth and an overview of best practices for mHealth solution development. The focus of the course is on mHealth applications commonly used in low- and middle-income country contexts. The course covers the definition of mHealth, its potential uses, benefits and limitations as well MORE
K4Health's Photoshare - Photoshare is a service of the Knowledge for Health (K4Health) project, based at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Center for Communication Programs (JHU∙CCP), helping international nonprofit organizations communicate health and development issues through photography. Photoshare is a leading source for public health and development communication, focused on demonstrating MORE
Learning About Living - Content on family life and HIV/AIDS, developed for Nigerian NGOs and government agencies to use and distribute. 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
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
m4RH - Explanation of content development process for m4RH, an SMS-based service that provides family planning information. Sample messages and role model story guidance provided. MORE
M4RH Cost Considerations - The cost of operating m4RH or a system like it will vary depending on the context. This one-pager explains the costing considerations for m4RH. Example inputs could be used for costing other programs. MORE
Magpi (formerly EpiSurveyor) - A free mobile phone and Web-based data collection system for international development and global health. Users can design forms, download them to phones and start collecting data in minutes. MORE
Making Content Meaningful: A Guide to Adapting Existing Global Health Content for Different Audiences - The abundance of openly accessible health content—from eLearning courses and multimedia resources to guidance documents and research papers—presents a remarkable opportunity for teaching, learning, and sharing. Open health content, however, is not sufficient by itself. It is important to provide it in the appropriate context and the language of the people who will use it. The Knowledge for Health MORE
MAMA Bangladesh (Aponjon) Formative Research Report - The MAMA ‘Aponjon’ formative research report is a practice-oriented evaluation of the MAMA program during its initial phase of implementation in Bangladesh. Developed by a joint team from the Johns Hopkins University Global mHealth Initiative and Dnet, the report focuses on 1) identifying the most effective programmatic strategies to guide future implementation of “Aponjon” and 2) outlines MORE
MAMA Course Launch Event - Dr. Ananya Raihan, Country Director of MAMA Bangladesh and Kirsten Gagnaire, Executive Director of MAMA Global, provide high level overviews on MAMA’s model, mission and strategy. MORE
MAMA Global Monitoring and Evaluation Framework - This framework is a guide for project implementers to help them develop national Monitoring and Evaluation plans to monitor and report on progress when implementing mobile messaging programs for mothers. Why it helps with planning: Comprehensive M&E example to support M&E strategy development. Provides an example theory of change model and ideas for data collection methods, key M MORE
MAMA in Country Learning Workshop: Key Take-Aways from Timor-Leste - MAMA Global hosted an in-country learning workshop in Timor-Leste in collaboration with (Health Alliance International) HAI, and their technical partner Catalpa International, shared lessons learned, best practices and led site visits, focus groups and community outreach activities. Workshop attendees also presented on their own programs, highlighting lessons learned, successes, challenges and how MORE
MAMA Messages Technical Platforms (Session Three) - Informative overviews and Q&A with tech platform developers. MORE
MAMA Messages Technical Platforms: Telerivet and engageSPARK - Informative overviews and Q&A with tech platforms Telerivet and engageSPARK. MORE