mHealth for Reproductive Health Global Guidance Tools USAID/ K4Health/ JHU/ FHI 360
How did we get here? 1) Mobile Phones!
How did we get here? 2) mHealth Projects!
How did we get here? 3) Help please! Everything depends upon execution; having just a vision is no solution. - Stephen Sondheim Timeline: Fall 2011, See the Need Spring 2012, Obtain Support
Background research Desk review 1.Peer-reviewed publications 2.White and grey literature 3.January 2010-February 2013
Expert interviews June-August individuals with 15 organizations – Turned to the mHealth WG to identify experts Covered: – Opportunities/challenges in implementing mHealth projects – Asked about evaluation – Discussed scale-up and sustainability – Provided thoughts on mHealth future ABT Associates IntraHealth Medic Mobile Catholic Relief Services IRH/Georgetown Save the Children Dimagi JHPIEGO USAID FHI 360 JSI Univ of California ISIS MSH World Bank
Suggested 5 key areas for guidance 1.Planning and design 2.Technological considerations 3.Scale-up 4.Sustainability 5.Evaluation
Tool 1: HIP Brief mHealth: A Tool to Strengthen Family Planning Programs Audience: USAID staff Drafted in Fall 2012, circulated at USAID Africa Bureau meeting in Tanzania in November 2012 Presented at NIH mHealth Summit in December 2012, as part of mHealth WG Deep Dive “Approved” in June 2012
Tool 2: eLearning Course mHealth Basics: Introduction to Mobile Technology for Health Audience: Global health professionals with limited experience in mHealth
Tool 3: On-line implementation guide How to Integrate Mobile Technology into Health Programming: An mHealth Planning and Implementation Guide Audience: Global health professionals with some mHealth experience Collection of key resources Version 1 with anticipation of Version 2
Challenges in mHealth guidance development Many uses of mHealth, and how to categorize tools Limited evidence, and how to capture the conversation Guidance, and innovation Moving Target Audience Tone Treatment Support Provider Tools Supply Chain HMIS Promotion Training Reminders mBank
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