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Think GLOBAL, Act MOBILE: how mobile technologies are helping to change the face of global public health Alison M. Pilsner, MPH, CPH, CHES Infield Health | Director, Client Services [email protected] | @infieldhealth October 26, 2012 DC Health 2.0 STAT

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Think GLOBAL, Act MOBILE:. how mobile technologies are helping to change the face of global public health. Alison M. Pilsner, MPH, CPH, CHES Infield Health | Director, Client Services [email protected] | @infieldhealth October 26, 2012 DC Health 2.0 STAT. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Think GLOBAL, Act MOBILE:

how mobile technologies are helping to change the face of global public health

Alison M. Pilsner, MPH, CPH, CHESInfield Health | Director, Client Services

[email protected] | @infieldhealthOctober 26, 2012

DC Health 2.0 STAT

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WHY is mHealth important?

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Mobile phones reach further into developing countries than other

technology & health infrastructures...

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HOW is it used?

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mHealthSMS Consultation

Distance Learning

Temporary Communities

Handheld Hospital

Disease/Epidemic Tracking

DIY Check Up

Wellness Tracking

Education & Awareness

Remote Data Analysis

Remote Diagnostics/S

urveillanceSupply Chain

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The number of clinics running out of medicine was reduced from 90% to 6% during the 5-month pilot in September 2009.

Due to its success, the program is now being rolled out to all 5000 health facilities across Tanzania.

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Transmission times that previously took from 2 to 3 months were reduced to an average of 2 minutes...64,800 times faster than the paper-based system.

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Since 2005, India’s National Rural Health Mission has trained and deployed 750,000+ Accredited Social Health Activists (i.e. Community Health Workers) to provide life saving interventions for their communities.

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