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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
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
FrontlineSMS - Free, open-source software that turns a laptop and a mobile phone into a central communications hub. Once installed, the program enables users to send and receive text messages with groups of people through mobile phones. MORE
Gender and Information Communication Technology (ICT) Survey Toolkit - In low and middle income countries, over 1.7 billion women do not own mobile phones – or, in percentage terms, women are 14 percent less likely to own a mobile phone, compared to men. Furthermore, even if a woman does own a mobile phone, we know that she is far less likely to make full use of its suite of services. Several industry stakeholders have made efforts to understand this gender gap, but 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
Global Digital Health Network - The Global Digital Health Network, formerly the mHealth Working Group created in 2009 by global health organizations for global health organizations, is a 3000+ person-strong networking forum for members from 108 countries to share information, engage with the broader community, and provide leadership in digital health for global public health. The Network provides leadership in digital MORE
Global Digital Health Network Listserv (formerly the mHealth Working Group) - Vision: The Global Digital Health Network envisions a world where technical innovation supports improved health and contributes to better quality, accessibility and sustainability of health services and health outcomes, particularly for underserved populations in low resource environments. Mission: The Global Digital Health Network, formerly the mHealth Working Group created in 2009 MORE
Global Health Media Project - Short, engaging videos to help health workers gain the knowledge and basic skills known to save lives. The videos are distributed free-of-charge to frontline health workers and their communities. Videos can be used online or offline on a range of devices. 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
GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) - GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) is a very widely-deployed wireless data service, available now with most GSM networks.GPRS offers throughput rates of up to 40 kbps, enabling mobile handsets to access online services at a similar speed to a dial-up modem, but with the convenience of being able to connect from almost anywhere.GPRS enables people to enjoy advanced, feature-rich data services, MORE