Mobile solutions for front-line health workers in developing countries

We introduce an architecture for low-cost mobile health (mHealth) applications that run on health-workers' existing devices. Moreover, we envision extending the phone's capabilities with an external to attach ¿sensor¿ modules, such as pulse oximeter, ECG and phonocardiogram. Our design pri...

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Published in2009 11th International Conference on e-Health Networking, Applications and Services (Healthcom) pp. 89 - 93
Main Authors Black, J., Koch, F., Sonenberg, L., Scheepers, R., Khandoker, A., Charry, E., Walker, B., Soe, N.L.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.12.2009
Subjects
Africa
Application software
Availability
Costs
Drugs
Electrocardiography
Information systems
Medical services
Mobile computing
Mobile handsets
mobile health
sensors
support health-workers
telemedicine
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Summary:We introduce an architecture for low-cost mobile health (mHealth) applications that run on health-workers' existing devices. Moreover, we envision extending the phone's capabilities with an external to attach ¿sensor¿ modules, such as pulse oximeter, ECG and phonocardiogram. Our design principles are frugality and simplicity. We propose a comprehensive solution to aid health-workers in their daily tasks, at a low-cost and high penetration rate.
ISBN:9781424450138
1424450136
DOI:10.1109/HEALTH.2009.5406188