'Mobile health' campaign launched

Three foundations have announced their intention to join in a "mobile health" effort to use mobile technology to provide better healthcare worldwide. The BBC reports.

The UN, Vodafone, and the Rockefeller Foundation's mHealth Alliance aims to unite existing projects to improve healthcare using mobile technology.

The alliance will guide governments, NGOs, and mobile firms on how they can save lives in the developing world.

The partnership is now calling for more members to help in mHealth initiatives.

The groundbreaking "mHealth for Development" study produced by the UN/Vodafone Foundation Partnership lists more than 50 mHealth programmes from around the world, showing the benefits that mobile technology can bring to healthcare provision.

The report also outlines how such programmes offer value to the mobile industry.

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emily | 9:57 AM | Health Issues and SMS Alerts, Mobile phone projects - Third World |
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