The mHealth Alliance today published two new reports, both of which highlight gaps in evidence for mobile health (mHealth) and opportunities to build a more robust base of evidence for the field. At a time when the global health community …
Designed to coincide with last month’s mHealth Summit in Washington DC, Deloitte published a report into the mobile health market. According to the report, the smart phone has already become the keeper of an expanding array of health care apps …
UK charity Save the Children has commissioned research – funded by the Vodafone Foundation – to understand the options for future collaboration with mobile operators. Mobile World Live covered the research earlier this week. For the full report, see here, …
Fully 85% of U.S. adults own a cell phone. Half own smartphones, which expands their mobile internet access and enables mobile software applications. Continue reading
The GSMA believes that mobile operators, through their evolving capabilities in creating meaningful connections between people, organisations and ultimately systems, can have a dramatic impact on the healthcare industry in improving access, reach and quality. Continue reading
Health hotlines (medical call centres) play an important role particularly in preventative medicine and disease diagnosis, strengthening over-burdened health facilities and healthcare service delivery, especially in developing countries. Continue reading
A new report by the Brookings Institution says mobile technology has expanded dramatically around the world. According to the Cisco Visual Networking Index, global mobile data traffic has doubled for the fourth year in a row, says the US policy …
n response to the considerable challenges in providing high-quality, affordable and universally accessible care in low- and middle-income countries, policy makers, donors and program implementers are increasingly looking at the potential of e-health and m-health (the use of information communication technology for health) as a solution. Continue reading
The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), in cooperation with Telenor Group, has now released the complete report on the “Socio-Economic Impact of Mobile Health”. The report explores the potential impact of mHealth solutions, such as how Norway can save € 1.5 …
GlobalData’s new report, “Mobile Health Devices and Applications – Global Market Briefing to 2018″ provides key data, information and analysis on the global mobile health devices and applications market. Continue reading
