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August 11, 2012
India: Mumbai slum structures have grown by 40 per cent since 1995
According to Maharashtra state’s latest data, slum structure in Mumbai have grown by nearly 40 per cent since 1995, at which point there were 1.06 million slum structures. Now, the number seems to have crossed the 1.45 million mark. Read more here.
August 11, 2012
India: Practo appointment scheduling
An interesting new enterprise is catering to thousands of people in India. It simplifies the task of scheduling appointments for patients, while also eases the tasks of doctors. Read more here.
August 11, 2012
US: Telemedicine amidst healthcare reform – practicalities and pitfalls
This post gives clarity over what role telemedicine can play in the midst of the healthcare reform. It shows how telemedicine can effectively be adopted by organizations looking to cut costs while at the same time extending their coverage. Read more here.
August 11, 2012
US: Is mHealth poised to explode?
This post consists of an interactive infographic evaluates the impact of Mobile Health after its widespread adoption on the well-being of the people of USA. Read more here.
August 11, 2012
mHealth use and market opportunity soaring
Mobile health (mHealth) solutions that allow patient consultation and monitoring, among other benefits, are skyrocketing in popularity as the use of smartphones, tablets and apps spreads, as unveiled by healthcare industry analysts GlobalData in a new report, according to a press release. Read more here.
August 11, 2012
Citi Group and USAID offer 10 tips to accelerate mobile money
“Before mobile money can reach its long-awaited crescendo, everyone in the symphony has to be playing from the same sheet of music”, according to Vikram Pandit, CEO of Citigroup referring to the uncoordinated movement in the sector, hindering its expansion. This post lists 10 ways to accelerate mobile money adoption. […]
August 11, 2012
Underserved in rural Mexico gain financial access through mobile payments
“MiFon” is an innovative mobile payments program created to provide access to financial services for consumers in underserved communities in Mexico. This program is the result of a partnership between Banorte, the third largest bank in Mexico, Telecomm Telegrafos, a government entity responsible for providing basic telecommunications and financial services to citizens in […]
August 11, 2012
How a mobile airtime vendor became Zimbabwe’s fastest growing bank
EcoCash, a mobile money transfer service operated by telecommunications company EcoNet Wireless Zimbabwe, has reached a million subscribers in under six months since its launch, according to Mobile Money Africa. EcoCash enables money transfers across all networks between mobile users, a rapidly expanding sector of the Zimbabwean population. Read more here.
August 11, 2012
Digital Money, Mobile Wallets, and Latin America
This post provides clarity over the core meaning of mobile wallets and digital money, the definitions of which have been confused and diluted as a result of excessive and disruptive media attention. It also gives an overview of the mobile money status in Latin America. Read more here.
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