BeckerGuides: Global Health Resources: Mobile Health

Mobile Health Resources

Mobile health (or mHealth) uses mobile technologies as tools or platforms for health research and healthcare delivery. mHealth is of particular interest to global health initiatives because devices like cell phones and tablets can be more easily used in resource-limited settings. Here are some resources to keep up with the creation and dissemination of mHealth resources

Fogarty International Center: mHealth Information and Resources
Knowledge 4 Health (maintained by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health)
Mobile Global Health Supercourse (from the University of Pittsburgh)

mHealth Basics Course
Learn more about mHealth, including the process of designing and implementing mHealth solutions, in this course available from the Global Health Learning Center
Tech Change
Tech change provides technology training resources for public health workers.

Apps

These apps can be used in the field or provide general information about global health concerns. You can find information about more medical apps in the Becker Mobile Medicine Resources guide.

World Bank Apps
The World Bank provides a series of apps that cover various health reports and statistics resources.
DHS Program App
This DHS Program app can be used to find survey data from USAID's Demographic and Health Surveys. Cost: Free
National Library of Medicine Apps
Relief Central App
Relief Central is a free app available from Unbound Medicine. It consolidates information from the CDC, USAID, CIA World Fact Book, and other useful information resources.
WHO e-Pocketbook of Hospital Care for Children
This free pediatric app is the electronic version of the WHO Pocketbook and just like the book it is designed for doctors, nurses and other health workers who are responsible for caring for pediatric children in developing countries. Available for Apple devices (use link above), or for Android