mobile medic nadim mahmud
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Nadim MahmudCo-founder
Chief Research Officer
@nadimmahmud@medic
There is a 4.4 million global health worker shortage - WHO
Cell phones are becoming ubiquitous
73% of all mobile users are in the developing world
By 2012, 50% of individuals living in remote areas in the world will have
mobiles
The fastest growth is projected to occur in Asia and Africa
250,000
100
2
people
miles
doctors
15
Text message network
Injury
Emergency Care
CHW alerts the clinic
Clinic dispatches resources
Mahmud N, Rodriguez J, Nesbit J. A text message-based intervention to bridge the healthcare communication gap in the rural developing world.
Technol Health Care. 2010 Jan; 18(2): 137-44.
150 patients over 6 months
Impact in six months:1. Saved $3,500 in motorcycle fuel2. Saved 2,100 staff hours3. Doubled enrollment in Tuberculosis treatment program
Mahmud N, Rodriguez J, Nesbit J. A text message-based intervention to bridge the healthcare communication gap in the rural developing world.
Technol Health Care. 2010 Jan; 18(2): 137-44.
FrontlineForms
STOCK LEVELS
Clinics upload reportsfor vital stock levels
Reports are monitored at central office
Restocking based on need
Stock Levels
PatientView
Help create connected,
coordinated health systems that
save lives.
[email protected]: @nadimmahmud