mhealth for development: the united nations/vodafone foundation report

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mHealth for DUnited Nations

Foundation R

Dr Adesina IluyemiPhD Candidate

CHMI, Univ of Portsmouth, UK

Member, eMobility ETP

[email protected]

07.05.2009

WWRF #22

velopment: TheVodafone

port


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Introduction

UN/Vodafone Rationale

mHealth has potential to transform

developing world () for patien

medical care and training for sup

Vittorio Colao, CEO

Vodafone

RF#22 Adesina Iluyemi [email protected] 07.05

(..) healthcare challenges in the

care management, providing

orting rural health workers

Ted Turner, Chairman

United Nations Foundation

Pag.2009 mHealth for Development


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Background


mHealth involves using wireless techn

GPRS/3G, WiFi, WiMAX,and so on to t

data contents and services. Usually thethrough devices such as mobile phones,

tablet PCs

(Adesina Iluyemi, UNF 2009)

But patient/citizen-centric applications

GPS, GIS also!


logies such as Bluetooth, GSM/

ansmit and enable various eHealth

e are accessed by the health workersmart phones, PDAs, laptops and

are part of it


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Wireless/Mobile Infrastruct


re as King



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lternate Infrastructure Matte


s Also!



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Present Usage: Geographic


pread



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Present Usage: Services




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Global Spread

RF#22 Adesina Iluyemi [email protected] 07.05 Pag.2009 mHealth for Development


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Shifting Demography & Epide


iology

Page.2009 mHealth for Development


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Beyond Mobile Phones!

RF#22 Adesina Iluyemi [email protected] 07.05 Page.2009 mHealth for Development


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Future belongs to Data



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Multiple Players: Diverse Ben


fits



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Environment & Mobility Important!



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Business Model: Unidire


tional Data Flow



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Business Models: Bidirec


tional Data Flow



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Nuggets for Success

Foster & Build Long-term P

Sensitivity to Local Needs (

Users-need dictate product

Develop Strategic Financia Set Measurable Goals

Collaborate & Promote Op


artnerships (Local & Global)

Markets) & Social issues

s and services roll-out

l/Business Models

n Innovation



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Partnership is Important



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Some Thoughts

With eHealth and mHealth, an ecos

Many of the basic applications and

now we need to make them talk to

strategic benefits.Dr. Patricia Mech

Its important to have an ROI [return

articulates the cost savings of mHe

the economic burden of health. Yo

health outcomes, and if you preventhat. Eduardo Jezierski,

Vice President of Engineering, InSTEDD


ystem approach is recommended.

devices exist and are in use, but

each other in a way that yields

ael

on investment] model that

alth, and also to take into account

are trying to prevent negative

t them you cant easily measure



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Final Thoughts

mHealth in Developibusiness and resea

Also mAgriculture,

mCommerce etc!


ng Countries hasch opportunities

Education,


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