TechChange and the mHealth Alliance offer a four-week online certificate course on mHealth: Mobile Phones for Public Health. The course examines how mobile technologies are revolutionizing approaches to patient care and management, point-of-care support for health workers, health education, diagnostics, and supply chain management and logistics. Through case studies, guest expert interviews, multimedia tutorials, interactive exercises, and live demonstrations of tools, participants explore delivery mechanisms such as interactive voice recognition (IVR), SMS (text message) communication programs, smartphone applications, and health information systems for data collection and management. The course aims to present a broad range of perspectives on mHealth, including those from governments, the private sector, academia, NGOs, and bilateral and multilateral organizations and donors from Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Fees apply. Refer to TechChange's Course Catalog for upcoming sessions for this course. Note: TechChange offers a range of relevant online courses on the application of technology in development programs. Browse through their Course Catalog for additional opportunities.
