Global mHealth Forum - Dec. 10-11, 2014 following the mHealth Summit, Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center outside Washington, DC - For the first time, the Global mHealth Forum will meet at the mHealth Summit. This two-day, co-located event presented in partnership with the mHealth Working Group and USAID will take place December 10-11, 2014. The Global mHealth Forum will focus on programming for mHealth implementers working in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).The objectives of the forum are to:1. Enhance the capacity MORE
mHealth Summit: Designing for the end user - Muhhamad Yunus, pioneer in microcredit, founder of the Grameen Bank, and Nobel Peace Prize winner, was a keynote speaker at the mHealth Summit last week. He described mobiles as an “Aladdin’s lamp” that can give women access to a digital genie. In the health and development arena, mobiles can indeed be a life-saving tool for women that can serve a number of functions from delivering information on MORE
The Importance of Market Validation for mHealth Interventions - How does the “market” play into mHealth interventions for global health and development? Last week at the mHealth Summit, I had the privilege of attending the panel "From Starting to Sustaining: Models for Low-and Middle-Income Countries". As a social scientist and public health professional, I understand basic math and statistics, but working in a nonprofit environment, business and market value MORE