That is, at least, according to a new study published in Obstetrics & Gynecology: Daily text message reminders did not help the 82 women in the study become more adherent to their birth control pill regimen. Both the text-receiving participants and the control group missed about 5 pills per month. (Worth noting perhaps that, according [...]
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SMS reminders don’t work for birth control
August 31st, 2010 
admin Rwanda: Mobile health conquers maternal death
August 31st, 2010 admin Not even the scorching sun could dissuade Community Health Workers (CWHs) to assemble at Gastibo District headquarters in the Eastern province to receive mobile phones.[...]
Orange (Botswana) and Botswana-UPenn Partnership Pioneer Mobile-Phone Telemedicine
August 22nd, 2010 admin Orange Botswana sponsored pilots in collaboration with Botswana-UPenn Partnership program and US-based ClickDiagnostics, Inc. have demonstrated effective use of mobile phones enabling doctors in Princess Marina Hospital to diagnose patients as far as Maun, Kasane, and Tsabong. The ongoing pilot programs focus on diagnosing and treating skin diseases, oral diseases, HIV/AIDS, and cervical pre-cancer disease as well as mobile access to medical guidelines.[...]
Mobiles for Development in Africa
August 22nd, 2010 admin This issue of The Soul Beat provides a selection of programme experiences, strategic thinking documents, and materials related to the use of mobile phones for social change. Specifically, it looks at mobile technology for health, education, and economic empowerment.[...]
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- How Mobile Apps are Shaking up East Africa (textually.org)
International groups call for collaboration in use of mobile technology to reduce maternal and newborn mortality
August 22nd, 2010 admin A consortium of international groups announced today a call for collaboration to accelerate the use of modern information and communications technologies (ICTs), especially wireless, to improve maternal and newborn health in the developing world [...]
Cell phone microscope poised to begin trials in Africa
August 22nd, 2010 admin Cell phones are accumulating a Swiss Army Knife-esqe assortment of capabilities; substituting as cameras, providing internet access, and soon operating as medical labs if Aydogan Ozcan’s plans come to fruition.[...]
Create Low-Cost Cell Phone-Based Applications for Priority Global Health Conditions
August 22nd, 2010 admin Grand Challenges in Global Health – Call for Proposals [Deadline: November 2, 2010)
"We seek proposals that leverage the cell phone towards innovative, high-impact, and sustainable global health solutions for the world’s poorest people. We seek proposals that are "off the beaten track," daring in premise, and clearly different from the approaches currently being developed or employed."[...]
Using ChildCount+ to strengthen maternal and childhood health
August 22nd, 2010 admin The opportunity came to try and implement a mobile-based patient tracing program in Kenya with the Millennium Villages Project in the Sauri cluster. The only problem was that the software which had been written for the earlier project wouldn’t work for a comprehensive patient tracing system.[...]
Healthcare mobile data services: $7.7B by 2014
August 22nd, 2010 admin Mobile data services for health care will grow to $7.7 billion worldwide by 2014, according to a new report from ABI Research. Specifically, the estimate includes cellular data services and not WiFi. The healthcare industry will account for 10 percent of all global mobile data revenue by 2014. Accessing mobile data services, text messaging and [...]
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Turning Visions into Reality at the District Learning Center in Salima, Malawi
August 2nd, 2010 admin 
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Twelve months ago the K4Health project began its needs assessment to better understand how the flow of knowledge, information, and communications could be improved with regards to Family Planning and Reproductive Health, and HIV/AIDS, in support of the K4Health project.
