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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
African Strategies for Health (ASH) Project mHealth Compendiums (Editions 1-6 & Infographic) - The mHealth Compendiums document a range of mHealth applications being implemented primarily in Africa. This series was initially published in November 2012. The series contains case studies organized within five programmatic areas: Behavior Change Communication, Data Collection, Finance, Logistics and Service Delivery which document mHealth innovations, many of which seek to contribute 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
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
Going Native (or Not): Five Questions to Ask Mobile Application Developers - The author of this article -- as a public health researcher and software developer -- advises health professionals on key questions to ask software developers when vetting vendor options to develop a mobile app. The authors offers five questions to ask prospective developers, and also explains the difference between native and non-native apps. Why it helps with planning: The information in MORE
GSMA mWomen Marketing Handbook - The GSMA mWomen Marketing Handbook, created in partnership with Altai Consulting, is a resource for mobile network operators and other members of the mobile ecosystem to improve their approach to marketing to low-income women in emerging markets. It offers an approach and examples from the mobile industry as well as other industries and the development community.Links:EnglishFrench 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 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
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 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 Workshop with Daphne Metland and Gayatri Koshy - Learn from BabyCenter content creation experts Gayatri and Daphne on key considerations in developing messages for mothers. MORE
MAMA Spotlight Case Study: Cambodia, People in Need - People in Need (PIN) Cambodia, a Czech nonprofit organization, has trialed and is now ready to expand the use of automated messaging mobile technology as a means of promoting health messages at a large scale to beneficiaries in the central Cambodian province of Kampong Chhnang. MORE
MAMA Spotlight Case Study: Colombia, MAMI - MAMI is an educational, empowering and shared pregnancy platform for mothers from low to middle income settings based in Manizales, Colombia. They work to promote healthy pregnancy, encourage preventative care seeking behaviors and enable women to make informed decisions throughout pregnancy. MAMI’s strategy is aimed directly at reducing maternal mortality (MDG 5) as well as under-five MORE
MAMA Spotlight Case Study: Ghana, Savana Signatures - Savana Signatures is currently implementing a Technology for Maternal Health project in four districts (Tamale, Yendi, Savelugu and Kumbungu) and six health facilities (Kings Medical Center, Yendi, Savelugu, Tamale Central, Tamale West and Tamale Teaching hospitals) in Ghana. Download the complete case study here. MORE
MAMA Spotlight Case Study: Malawi, Chipatala Cha Pa Foni - The Chipatala Cha Pa Foni (CCPF) in Malawi is a hotline and voice/text based tips and reminders service providing women and guardians of young children in rural and underserved areas with access to information, medical advice and referrals on reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health (RMNCH) issues MORE
MAMA Spotlight Case Study: Nicaragua, ChatSalud - In Nicaragua, one in four adolescent girls will become pregnant before the age of 19, and in rural Nicaragua the rate rises to one in three. At the same time, over 90% of Nicaraguans have access to a cell phones. Using a combination of MAMA messaging, m4RH messaging, and messaging from local organizations as a base, ChatSalud adapted a combination of these messages to fit the MORE
MAMA Spotlight Case Study: Timor-Leste, Liga Inan - The Liga Inan (“Mobile Moms”) Project is using mobile phones to connect expectant mothers with health care providers in Timor-Leste to improve the likelihood of a healthy pregnancy and birth. The goal of the Liga Inan project is to increase utilization of quality skilled care before, during and after delivery. MORE
MAMA Spotlight Case Study: Uganda, Living Goods - The complete case study of how Living Goods, Uganda has used the MAMA adaptable messaging including challenges, lessons learned, and future plans to scale up. MORE
MAMA: Early considerations for M&E and Research - Josie Mangxaba, MAMA Global; Radha Rajan, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health; Atik Ahsan, Dnet; and Nicholette Naidoo, With RHI share their experience on early M&E and research of MAMA Country Programs. MORE
MAMA: Panelist How To Guide: reaching mom on her mobile phone - Experts share high level advice on how to reach mothers using mobile phones.Iin order to view the webinars, please register here. MORE
MAMA: Working with Mobile Network Operators: Kristen Roggemann, GSMA mWomen Programme - Kristen Roggemann of GSMA mWomen Programme shares insights into how NGOs can more effectively work with MNOs. 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 Solutions for Improving Mental Health and Illnesses in the Aging Process - 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 mental health and illnesses among older adults. Oct 2013 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