1. 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
| @infieldhealth
October 26, 2012
DC Health 2.0 STAT

2. WHY is mHealth important?

3. Mobile phones reach further into developing countries than other technology & health infrastructures...

4. HOW is it used?

5. Remote Diagnostics/Surveillance
Disease/Epidemic Tracking
Temporary Communities
DIY Check Up
Distance Learning
SMS Consultation
Remote Data Analysis
mHealth
Wellness Tracking
Handheld Hospital
Education & Awareness
Remote Diagnostics/Surveillance
Supply Chain

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.