Question

What are creative health benefits are cell phones being used for in developing nations?

Course: Information Technology for the Health Professions

Answer 1

Creative Health Benefits by using mobile phones in Developing countries:

Mobile phone based technology in improving the delivery of healthcare services in many developing countries.Mobile phone based technology has the potential to improve primary healthcare services in low income countries or in developing countries.This can be acheived by initiating in primary health care levels , such as community clinic, union health and family welfare centres.These health care providers will be given mobile phones equipped with Apps for sending text and voice messages,along with the use of internet and device for data capturing.Training on handling of the smartphones,data capturing and monitoring will be given to selected service providers.They will also be trained on inputs, editing, verifying, and monitoring the outcome variables.

In 2014, the WHO launched its second Global health initiative ,calling for affordable and practical technology for low and middle income countries.

Benefits Of Smartphones:

• Smrtphone technology has aimed to decrease the price of everday medical devices.
• Kenek O2 is a pulse oximeter that connects to smartphone.The combined cost of smart phones and pulseoximeter is $65 which is 1/100th of cost of a normal oximeter.
• Smartphone compatible ultrasound machine has been devloped.
• Mobile health care apps are formed to give valid information of health.
• Communication apabilities- voice calling, video conferencing,text and email
• Hospital Information systems(HIS),Electronic health records, Electronic medical records,Clinical Decision support systems
• Information resources-textbooks,guideliness,medical literatue.
• E learning, E health are few apps which are already helping in the field of technology.

All these sources are available including booking online appointment and hence improved the health care accessibility.