The GSMA mHealth Tracker - The GSMA Mobile for Development Impact mHealth Tracker is a customized tool that collates mobile health products and services around the globe. It tracks solutions in the planning phase as well as those that have been commercially deployed. Search for mobile-enabled products and services in the world, using geographic and sector based filters. View the results on an interactive map or summary MORE
The Role of mHealth in the Fight Against Tuberculosis - mHealth Alliance Publication. To bring about a step change in the fight against tuberculosis (TB), we need new tools and simple, affordable innovations to better detect people suffering from this disease. Could mHealth be a solution? A new paper from the mHealth Alliance and Stop TB Partnership explores this topic. Washington, DC and Geneva: mHealth Alliance and Stop TB Partnership, May 2012 MORE
The State of Standards and Interoperabilty for mHealth - mHealth Alliance Publication. This report reviews the state of health informatics standards and interoperability with respect to the use of mobile health among low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) with the aim of identifying critical gaps and opportunities to support the scale up of mHealth. March 2013 MORE
The Truth About Disruptive Innovation - This blogpost, written by Ken Banks of FrontlineSMS, discusses why it's important to understand the problem before using fashionable mobile technologies. MORE
Total Cost of Ownership Model for CommCare - This is a Total Cost of Ownership Model tool that Dimagi created to help organizations estimate the total cost of adopting CommCare or other mobile technologies for their community health workers. This planning tool provides a budget for adopting CommCare over five years. Why it helps with planning: Excel workbook that serves as a model for how to budget for an mHealth implementation. MORE
Towards a Framework for Realising the Benefits of eHealth in South Africa - The South African national eHealth strategy (2012/2013–2016/2017) includes a strategic priority focused on realisation of benefits. The strategy states that “[s]pecific actions are required to ensure that eHealth implementations deliver on their promise and that anticipated benefits are realised for all stakeholders.”The specific activity highlighted within this priority was the development of “…a MORE
U Report - U-Report is a free SMS social monitoring tool for community participation, designed to address issues that people care about. SMS polls and alerts are sent out to U-Reporters and real-time response information is collected. Results and ideas are shared back with the community. Issues polled include among others health, education, water, sanitation and hygiene, youth unemployment, HIV/AIDS, MORE
Unique Health Identifier Assessment Toolkit - Unique health identifiers are important for improving quality and continuum of care, strengthening surveillance of communicable diseases, eradicating diseases, and optimizing provider and payer transactions in health financing schemes. When they can be uniquely identified, wherever and whenever they interact with different health service providers, patients have a MORE
USAID's Center for Innovation and Impact Newsletter - USAID's Center for Accelerating Innovation and Impact (CII) applies business-minded approaches to the development, introduction and scale-up of health interventions to accelerate impact against the world's most important health challenges. MORE
USAID's Digital Development Newsletter - Sign up for the newsletter published by the U.S. Global Development Lab’s Digital Development team. MORE
Ushahidi (RollCall, BRCK, SMSSync, Crisis Net) - Ushahidi, which translates to “testimony” in Swahili, was developed to map reports of violence in Kenya after the post-election violence in 2008. Since then, thousands have used our crowdsourcing tools to raise their voice. We’re a technology leader in Africa, headquartered in Nairobi, with a global team.Products:RollCall:RollCall is a team check-in app that helps reach your people on any device, MORE
Using Mobile Money to Improve Community Health Worker Incentive Schemes - This study, conducted by MAMA Bangladesh's main implementing partner, Dnet, captures how community health workers who register moms for the service are using mobile phones. The study was funded under a grant provided through USAID’s Mobile Solutions and Technical Assistance (mSTAR) project. MORE
Using Mobile Technology for Healthier Aging - mHealth Alliance Publication. Globally, there is a demographic transition underway. People are living longer. Even though “old” is defined differently across the world, there will be more people ov er the age of 65 than children under five by 2015.1 By 2050, there will be an estimated 1.5 billion people age 65 or older. December 2012 MORE
Vital Wave consulting - Vital Wave is an acknowledged leader in the research, design, and implementation of mServices for emerging markets. Access their publications on this website, and sign up for The Nugget, a free eNewsletter that covers business growth opportunities in emerging markets. MORE
Voto Mobile - VOTO amplifies the voice of the under-heard. Our mobile phone notification and survey platform removes the barriers to insightful mobile communication between citizens worldwide and the organizations that serve them. MORE
WHO Global Observatory for eHealth - Improving the health of women and children is a global health imperative, reflected in two of the most compelling Millennium Development Goals which seek specifically to reduce maternal and infant deaths by 2015. This joint report by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), based on a 64-country survey, demonstrates - as never before in such detail - MORE
WHO Handbook for the Use of Digital Technologies to Support Tuberculosis Medication Adherence - TB patients and health-care providers are surrounded by information and communication technologies. They will be using these tools increasingly to obtain better care. However, in doing so they are often faced with basic questions, such as: Which application is best suited to my circumstances? What is the evidence for effectiveness? How do I implement it? Who will pay?This handbook aims to address MORE
WHO Monitoring and Evaluating Digital Health Intervention: A Practical Guide to Conducting Research and Assessment - From those just beginning their digital journey to more sophisticated project teams, this Toolkit aims to continue to advance the quality of monitoring and evaluation activities within digital health and contribute to more evidence-based planning, implementation and investment. This resource aims to serve as a reference document for those implementing digital health interventions, who MORE
WHO Monitoring and Evaluating Digital Health Interventions: A Practical Guide to Conducting Research and Assessment - This resource on Monitoring and Evaluating Digital Health Interventions provides step-wise guidance to improve the quality and value of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) efforts in the context of digital health interventions, also commonly referred to as mHealth or eHealth interventions. This Guide is intended for implementers and researchers of digital health activities, as well as policy MORE
WHO Reproductive Health Library - A set of training videos to help clinicians master the details of manual and surgical procedures. MORE
Wireless Technology for Social Change: Trends in Mobile Use by NGOs - mHealth Alliance Publication: Access to communications publications series, Volume 2. - Washington, DC and Berkshire, UK: UN Foundation–Vodafone Group Foundation Partnership, March 2008. MORE
ZEPRS: Zambian Electronic Perinatal Medical Records System - Guides medical personnel through Zambian standard of perinatal careConcept of “flows” within the system and related data (user driven)Shared terminal usageUsage of ZEPRS data for quality assurance and supervision (export to SPSS, SAS..)Patient confidentialityAdaptability/Extensibility of ZEPRS system – open source (HIV/ART, Safe Motherhood)Using mini applications to build MORE