The e-Public Health Blog » Reports http://www.e-publichealth.com Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:23:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 mHealth for Development http://www.e-publichealth.com/2009/06/mhealth-for-development/ http://www.e-publichealth.com/2009/06/mhealth-for-development/#comments Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:04:48 +0000 Cisco http://www.e-publichealth.com/?p=111 Understanding the background literature is essential for any researcher or public health practitioner. Today, with all the hype on the potential of mhealth, there’s a lot of noise and few people really understand the technical, clinical, and societal implications of mobiles; especially when according to the ITU, the ratio of mobiles to people around the world is 1:6, a figure difficult to ignore when planning effective public health interventions.[1]

I believe the two following reports are a wonderful introduction to the subject. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did.

Report by the UN and Vodafone Foundations

Report by the UN and Vodafone Foundations

 

Research Approaches to Mobile Use in the Developing World: A Review of the Literature

[1] International Telecommunication Union. Measuring the Information Society — The ICT Development Index (ITU, 2009). 

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