A sneak peek at this week's Mobile Health Summit
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On Friday, June 3, I attended an advance meeting for the Mobile Health Summit taking place from June 6-9, in Cape Town, South Africa. The United Nations Foundation held this briefing to discuss “how mobile technology is delivering dramatic results in the health field”.
There was a panel of experts on the teleconference, and they presented ways mobile health (which they referred to as mHealth) is changing the way health services are being delivered. They also talked about some of the challenges and early lessons learned from projects in emerging markets.
The players
The experts represented a variety of organizations. Each one spoke for about five minutes about their area of interest and expertise, and talked a bit about what their organizations are doing in the area of mHealth.
Jody Ranck
The moderator was Jody Ranck, Director of thought leadership, policy and advocacy for the mHealth Alliance.
Jody introduced the speakers. He said a bit about the conference’s purpose in response to the critical issues faced by healthcare systems worldwide, including aging populations and chronic and infectious diseases. Mobile innovation in telecom has grown rapidly over the past few years, and innovations are being built upon this growth to provide more cost effective and higher quality care.
According to the press release from the mHealth Alliance:
The mHealth Alliance (mHA) mobilizes innovation to deliver quality health at the furthest reaches of wireless networks and mobile devices. Working with diverse partners, the mHA advances mHealth through research, advocacy, and support for the development of interoperable solutions and sustainable deployment models.
The mHA sponsors innovation challenges and conferences, leads cross-sector mHealth initiatives, and hosts HUB (Health UnBound), a global online community for resource sharing and collaborative solution generation.
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