Background Mobile health (mHealth) is often reputed to be cost-effective or cost-saving.
Despite optimism, the strength of the evidence supporting this assertion has been limited. In …

Background Access to mobile phone technology has rapidly expanded in developing
countries. In Africa, mHealth is a relatively new concept and questions arise regarding …

There is growing momentum and enthusiasm to capitalize on the rapid spread of
telecommunications infrastructure and uptake of mobile phones and mobile broadband …

Introduction: Rates of chronic diseases will continue to rise in developing countries unless
effective and cost-effective interventions are implemented. This review aims to discuss the …

Background Low-cost mobile devices, such as mobile phones, tablets, and personal digital
assistants, which can access voice and data services, have revolutionised access to …

The purpose of this review was to determine whether mHealth interventions were effective in
low-and middle-income countries in order to create a baseline for the evidence to support …

Mobile health, also known as m-health, 1 has been defined by the Global Observatory for e-
health of the World Health Organization (WHO) as “medical and public health practice …

The acknowledged potential of using mobile phones for improving healthcare in low-
resource environments of developing countries has yet to translate into significant mHealth …

Policy makers in lowincome and lowermiddleincome countries (LMICs) are increasingly
looking to develop 'evidencebased'frameworks for identifying priority health interventions …

Background Mobile health (mHealth) approaches for non-communicable disease (NCD)
care seem particularly applicable to sub-Saharan Africa given the penetration of mobile …