mHealth Solutions in Global Health Applications and Implementation in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Smisha Agarwal, Dari Alhuwail, Oommen John

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Abstract

The rapid increase in mobile connectivity has given impetus to the medical and public health communities to leverage mobile phones as tools to relay health information, connect individuals to the health care system, and target public health campaigns through this fast-growing communication channel. Most notably, in low and middle-income countries, where mobile connectivity paved a new channel for overcoming geographical inaccessibility to health care services, these tools have been used to deploy and test a range of approaches to innovative delivery of health services. This chapter is organized in three parts. First, we introduce a classification of digital health interventions, characterizing ways in which digital and mobile technologies are being used to support health system needs. We present several examples of how digital tools have been used across a range of health care areas around the world. In the second section, we provide critical ecosystem and implementation considerations for development and deployment of digital health interventions. Finally, we present insights on innovative approaches to monitoring and evaluating digital health interventions and a summary of evidence to support the use of these tools.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationHandbook of Global Health
Subtitle of host publicationWith 362 Figures and 152 Tables
PublisherSpringer International Publishing
Pages1747-1774
Number of pages28
ISBN (Electronic)9783030450090
ISBN (Print)9783030450083
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2021

Keywords

  • Digital health
  • Digitalization
  • Innovation
  • eHealth
  • mHealth

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Medicine
  • General Social Sciences

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