Global mHealth Forum - Dec. 10-11, 2014 following the mHealth Summit, Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center outside Washington, DC - For the first time, the Global mHealth Forum will meet at the mHealth Summit. This two-day, co-located event presented in partnership with the mHealth Working Group and USAID will take place December 10-11, 2014. The Global mHealth Forum will focus on programming for mHealth implementers working in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).The objectives of the forum are to:1. Enhance the capacity MORE
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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
GSMA Mobile for Development - Brings together mobile operator members, the wider mobile industry, and the development community to drive commercial mobile services for underserved people in emerging markets. Access their mHealth resources, mWomen resources, the Mobile for Development Impact research and forum, the Mobile for Development blog and mHealth blog, and upcoming 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
GSMA mWomen Research Toolkit - This toolkit contains all research tools used to create ‘Striving and Surviving: Exploring the Lives of Base of the Pyramid Women’, which is a full length research report surveying the wants, needs, aspirations and mobile uses of women living at the base of the pyramid (BoP). The research tools include: (1) Ethnography Observation Guide; (2) Focus Group Discussion Guides; (3) Opinion Leader MORE