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February 1, 2013
Cell phones for Nigerian farmers
This post argues for the case of underserved and smallholder farmers owning cell phones. While most farmers may be uneducated, they are not unknown to use of cell phones, according to evidence. Using cell phones for multiple functions benefit the farmers in a number of ways. Read more here.
February 1, 2013
2.8 million people in the world now using mHealth systems
According to data from Berg Insights, there are as many as 2.8 million people across the world that use some or the other form of mobile health monitoring service or technology. Read more here.
February 1, 2013
Effectiveness of mHealth in poor countries falls short of supporting evidence
According to reviews led by Caroline Free from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, there is a lack of evidence supporting the use of mobile phones as being effective in the fight against a number of health problems in the middle and low income countries. According to her, […]
February 1, 2013
mHealth being embraced by emerging economies
A report by market researched GBI Research brings to light the fact that healthcare access disparities across the developing countries has forced a robust use of mHealth, especially in the remote and underserved communities. Read more here.
February 1, 2013
A new way to look at mHealth Evidence – mHealth Alliance workshop drives the global discussion forward
This post is a summary of the mHealth Alliance’s inaugural mHealth Evidence in-country workshop for East Africa. The workshop was successful in identifying a number of strategic areas that prove problematic, and where innovation for streamlining can be brought it. Read more here.
February 1, 2013
The medical potential of smart phones in your pocket
76 per cent of the 6 million cell phones across the world are in the developing countries. Most of the users of cell phones here use old modelled basic phones that do not do much beyond calling and texting. This post visualizes the medical potential that the use of smartphones, […]
February 1, 2013
mHealth: Emerging High-Impact Practices for Family Planning
This report, a part of USAID’s High Impact Practices (HIPs) in Family Planning, is a brief draft on the use of mobile technologies in supporting family planning and reproductive health. This draft has been prepared by the FHI 360/PROGRESS project and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health/Knowledge for […]
February 1, 2013
Kenya made over US$16.2 billion worth of mobile transactions in 2012
According to data from the Central Bank of Kenya, Kenyan citizens made mobile transactions worth a total of US$16.2 billion in the year 2012. The total number of mobile money subscriptions in the country stood at 20.3 million in November. Read more here.
February 1, 2013
India: Kerala launches its State Spatial Data Infrastructure portal
The Indian state of Kerala is leading the way in adopting transparent practices of e-governance through a focus on IT. The state government has set up State Spatial Data Infrastructure, or KSDI to promote geospatial data sharing at the state level. Read more here.
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